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#AEC4CC

Silver · light cool teal

About #AEC4CC

#AEC4CC is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 77% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.7), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCB6AE (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green196
Blue204

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #AEC4CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEC4CC.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEC4CC.
11.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEC4CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEC4CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC2CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABFCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6C7C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEC4CC?

#AEC4CC is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 77% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEC4CC?

Use black text. Black on #AEC4CC has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEC4CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCB6AE, and analogous partners are #AECCC5 and #AEB5CC.