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#AECBD0

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #AECBD0

With the hex code #AECBD0, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0B3AE, 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 12.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green203
Blue208

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #AECBD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AECBD0.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AECBD0.
12.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AECBD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AECBD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C8D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C4D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4CECC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECBD0?

With the hex code #AECBD0, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AECBD0?

Use black text. Black on #AECBD0 has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECBD0?

Its complementary colour is #D0B3AE, and analogous partners are #AED0C4 and #AEBAD0.