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#AFCBCC

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #AFCBCC

With the hex code #AFCBCC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCB0AF, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green203
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #AFCBCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AFCBCC.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AFCBCC.
12.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFCBCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C8CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C4CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7CDCB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCBCC?

With the hex code #AFCBCC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AFCBCC?

Use black text. Black on #AFCBCC has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFCBCC?

Its complementary colour is #CCB0AF, and analogous partners are #AFCCBF and #AFBCCC.