#AFCCCD
Light Blue · light cool teal
About #AFCCCD
#AFCCCD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.7); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDB0AF — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AFCCCD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AFCCCD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #AFCCCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AFCCCD?
#AFCCCD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AFCCCD?
Use black text. Black on #AFCCCD has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AFCCCD?
Its complementary colour is #CDB0AF, and analogous partners are #AFCDBF and #AFBDCD.