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#AECFCF

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AECFCF

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

If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFAEAE, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green207
Blue207

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.6
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #AECFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECFCF.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECFCF.
12.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AECFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACCCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C6CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4D1CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECFCF?

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

›What text colour should I use on #AECFCF?

Use black text. Black on #AECFCF has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFAEAE, and analogous partners are #AECFBF and #AEBFCF.