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#AEC3CC

Silver · light cool teal

About #AEC3CC

With the hex code #AEC3CC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 76% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCB7AE, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red174
Green195
Blue204

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #AEC3CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEC3CC.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEC3CC.
11.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEC3CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEC3CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC2CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BECC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6C6C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEC3CC?

With the hex code #AEC3CC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 76% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEC3CC?

Use black text. Black on #AEC3CC has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEC3CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCB7AE, and analogous partners are #AECCC6 and #AEB4CC.