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#AECDC9

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AECDC9

#AECDC9 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 80% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.4), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDAEB2 (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green205
Blue201

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #AECDC9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECDC9.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECDC9.
12.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AECDC9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AECDC9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC9C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C5C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6CFCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECDC9?

#AECDC9 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 80% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AECDC9?

Use black text. Black on #AECDC9 has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECDC9?

Its complementary colour is #CDAEB2, and analogous partners are #AECDBA and #AEC2CD.