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#AECFC6

Powder Blue · light cool green

About #AECFC6

With the hex code #AECFC6, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 81% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 10.5 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFAEB7, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green207
Blue198

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #AECFC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECFC6.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECFC6.
12.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AECFC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AECFC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCBC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C6C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6D0CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECFC6?

With the hex code #AECFC6, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 81% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AECFC6?

Use black text. Black on #AECFC6 has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECFC6?

Its complementary colour is #CFAEB7, and analogous partners are #AECFB5 and #AEC8CF.