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#AECFD0

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AECFD0

#AECFD0 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 81% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.4), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0AFAE (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 12.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green207
Blue208

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #AECFD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECFD0.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AECFD0.
12.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AECFD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AECFD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACCD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C7D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4D1CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECFD0?

#AECFD0 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 81% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AECFD0?

Use black text. Black on #AECFD0 has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECFD0?

Its complementary colour is #D0AFAE, and analogous partners are #AED0C0 and #AEBED0.