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#AACFCF

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AACFCF

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

Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.1); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFAAAA — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AACFCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green207
Blue207

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #AACFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AACFCF.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AACFCF.
12.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AACFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACBCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C6CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FD2CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AACFCF?

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

›What text colour should I use on #AACFCF?

Use black text. Black on #AACFCF has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AACFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFAAAA, and analogous partners are #AACFBD and #AABDCF.