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#ACAEBF

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #ACAEBF

With the hex code #ACAEBF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 68% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFBDAC, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green174
Blue191

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #ACAEBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACAEBF.
2.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACAEBF.
9.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACAEBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAB0C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9AEBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8B1B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACAEBF?

With the hex code #ACAEBF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 68% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACAEBF?

Use black text. Black on #ACAEBF has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACAEBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFBDAC, and analogous partners are #ACB7BF and #B3ACBF.