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#AECCC5

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AECCC5

#AECCC5 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 80% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 10.7); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCAEB5 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AECCC5 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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Red174
Green204
Blue197

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #AECCC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECCC5.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECCC5.
12.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AECCC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AECCC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C8C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C4C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7CDCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECCC5?

#AECCC5 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 80% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AECCC5?

Use black text. Black on #AECCC5 has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECCC5?

Its complementary colour is #CCAEB5, and analogous partners are #AECCB6 and #AEC4CC.