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#AEC7CF

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #AEC7CF

#AEC7CF is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.1), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFB6AE (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green199
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #AEC7CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AEC7CF.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AEC7CF.
11.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEC7CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEC7CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C5CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCC1CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5CAC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEC7CF?

#AEC7CF is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEC7CF?

Use black text. Black on #AEC7CF has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEC7CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFB6AE, and analogous partners are #AECFC7 and #AEB7CF.