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#AECBD4

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #AECBD4

#AECBD4 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 80% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 6.3), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4B7AE (dusty rose), 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 12.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green203
Blue212

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #AECBD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AECBD4.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AECBD4.
12.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AECBD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AECBD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C9D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC4D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3CECE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECBD4?

#AECBD4 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 80% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AECBD4?

Use black text. Black on #AECBD4 has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECBD4?

Its complementary colour is #D4B7AE, and analogous partners are #AED4CA and #AEB8D4.