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#AFCBCF

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #AFCBCF

With the hex code #AFCBCF, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 80% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFB3AF, 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 — 12.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red175
Green203
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #AFCBCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AFCBCF.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AFCBCF.
12.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFCBCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C8CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C4CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6CECC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCBCF?

With the hex code #AFCBCF, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 80% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AFCBCF?

Use black text. Black on #AFCBCF has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFCBCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFB3AF, and analogous partners are #AFCFC3 and #AFBBCF.