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#AECECB

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AECECB

#AECECB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 81% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.7), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEAEB1 (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 — 12.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green206
Blue203

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #AECECB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECECB.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECECB.
12.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AECECB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACACB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C6CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5D0CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECECB?

#AECECB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 81% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AECECB?

Use black text. Black on #AECECB has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECECB?

Its complementary colour is #CEAEB1, and analogous partners are #AECEBB and #AEC1CE.