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#AEDBE2

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #AEDBE2

#AEDBE2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 86% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Powder Blue (ΔE 1.9), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2B5AE (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 14.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green219
Blue226

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 1.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 3.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #AEDBE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AEDBE2.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AEDBE2.
14.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEDBE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEDBE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D7E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAD0E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9EDFDD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEDBE2?

#AEDBE2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 86% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEDBE2?

Use black text. Black on #AEDBE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEDBE2?

Its complementary colour is #E2B5AE, and analogous partners are #AEE2CF and #AEC1E2.