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#ACFCFF

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #ACFCFF

#ACFCFF is a very light, moderately saturated teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 99% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 33% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 12.4), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFAFAC (melon), 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 — 18.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green252
Blue255

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 16.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #ACFCFF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACFCFF.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #ACFCFF.
18.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACFCFF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1F5FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E9FF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8DFFFD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACFCFF?

#ACFCFF is a very light, moderately saturated teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 99% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 33% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACFCFF?

Use black text. Black on #ACFCFF has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACFCFF?

Its complementary colour is #FFAFAC, and analogous partners are #ACFFD9 and #ACD3FF.