#AECDD0
Light Blue · light cool teal
About #AECDD0
#AECDD0 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 7.5); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0B1AE — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AECDD0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AECDD0
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #AECDD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AECDD0?
#AECDD0 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AECDD0?
Use black text. Black on #AECDD0 has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AECDD0?
Its complementary colour is #D0B1AE, and analogous partners are #AED0C2 and #AEBCD0.