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#AECECE

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AECECE

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

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.0), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEAEAE (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 12.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green206
Blue206

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #AECECE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECECE.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECECE.
12.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AECECE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACBCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C6CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4D0CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECECE?

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

›What text colour should I use on #AECECE?

Use black text. Black on #AECECE has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECECE?

Its complementary colour is #CEAEAE, and analogous partners are #AECEBE and #AEBECE.