#AECBCF
Light Blue · light cool teal
About #AECBCF
#AECBCF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 7.7); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFB2AE — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AECBCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AECBCF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AECBCF?
#AECBCF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AECBCF?
Use black text. Black on #AECBCF has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AECBCF?
Its complementary colour is #CFB2AE, and analogous partners are #AECFC3 and #AEBBCF.