#ACE4DB
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #ACE4DB
#ACE4DB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 89% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.6), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4ACB5 (pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ACE4DB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ACE4DB?
#ACE4DB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 89% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ACE4DB?
Use black text. Black on #ACE4DB has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACE4DB?
Its complementary colour is #E4ACB5, and analogous partners are #ACE4BF and #ACD1E4.