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#AACFCC

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AACFCC

#AACFCC is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 81% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.9); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFAAAD — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AACFCC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green207
Blue204

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #AACFCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AACFCC.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AACFCC.
12.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AACFCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AACFCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCBCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C5CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FD1CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AACFCC?

#AACFCC is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 81% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AACFCC?

Use black text. Black on #AACFCC has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AACFCC?

Its complementary colour is #CFAAAD, and analogous partners are #AACFBA and #AABFCF.