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#AFCDCD

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #AFCDCD

With the hex code #AFCDCD, 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 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDAFAF, 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 — 12.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red175
Green205
Blue205

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #AFCDCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AFCDCD.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AFCDCD.
12.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFCDCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CACD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C5CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6CFCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCDCD?

With the hex code #AFCDCD, 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 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AFCDCD?

Use black text. Black on #AFCDCD has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFCDCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDAFAF, and analogous partners are #AFCDBE and #AFBECD.