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#AECFC7

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AECFC7

#AECFC7 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 81% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 10.1), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFAEB6 (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 — 12.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green207
Blue199

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #AECFC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECFC7.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECFC7.
12.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AECFC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AECFC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCBC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C6C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6D0CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECFC7?

#AECFC7 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 81% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AECFC7?

Use black text. Black on #AECFC7 has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECFC7?

Its complementary colour is #CFAEB6, and analogous partners are #AECFB7 and #AEC7CF.