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#AED0CA

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AED0CA

#AED0CA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 82% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.0); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0AEB4 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AED0CA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green208
Blue202

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #AED0CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AED0CA.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AED0CA.
12.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AED0CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AED0CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCCCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C7CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5D2CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AED0CA?

#AED0CA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 82% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AED0CA?

Use black text. Black on #AED0CA has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AED0CA?

Its complementary colour is #D0AEB4, and analogous partners are #AED0B9 and #AEC5D0.