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#AED0CB

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AED0CB

With the hex code #AED0CB, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0AEB3, 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 — 12.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green208
Blue203

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #AED0CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AED0CB.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AED0CB.
12.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AED0CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AED0CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCCCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C7CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5D2CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AED0CB?

With the hex code #AED0CB, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AED0CB?

Use black text. Black on #AED0CB has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AED0CB?

Its complementary colour is #D0AEB3, and analogous partners are #AED0BA and #AEC4D0.