#AEDAE0
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #AEDAE0
#AEDAE0 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 85% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is virtually identical to Powder Blue (ΔE 2.2), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0B4AE (baby pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AEDAE0?
#AEDAE0 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 85% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AEDAE0?
Use black text. Black on #AEDAE0 has a contrast ratio of 13.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AEDAE0?
Its complementary colour is #E0B4AE, and analogous partners are #AEE0CD and #AEC1E0.