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#AEC4C8

Silver · light cool teal

About #AEC4C8

With the hex code #AEC4C8, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 77% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8B2AE, 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 11.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green196
Blue200

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #AEC4C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEC4C8.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEC4C8.
11.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEC4C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEC4C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C2C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBBEC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7C6C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEC4C8?

With the hex code #AEC4C8, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 77% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEC4C8?

Use black text. Black on #AEC4C8 has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEC4C8?

Its complementary colour is #C8B2AE, and analogous partners are #AEC8BF and #AEB7C8.