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#AECAC8

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AECAC8

With the hex code #AECAC8, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 79% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAAEB0, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green202
Blue200

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #AECAC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECAC8.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECAC8.
12.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AECAC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AECAC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C7C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C3C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6CCC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECAC8?

With the hex code #AECAC8, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 79% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AECAC8?

Use black text. Black on #AECAC8 has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECAC8?

Its complementary colour is #CAAEB0, and analogous partners are #AECABA and #AEBECA.