#AEF2FF
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #AEF2FF
#AEF2FF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 95% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.4); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFBBAE — a melon tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #AEF2FF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.94:1, 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 #AEF2FF?
#AEF2FF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 95% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AEF2FF?
Use black text. Black on #AEF2FF has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AEF2FF?
Its complementary colour is #FFBBAE, and analogous partners are #AEFFE4 and #AECAFF.