#AFE4DC
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #AFE4DC
#AFE4DC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 89% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.8); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4AFB7 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #AFE4DC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AFE4DC
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AFE4DC?
#AFE4DC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 89% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AFE4DC?
Use black text. Black on #AFE4DC has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AFE4DC?
Its complementary colour is #E4AFB7, and analogous partners are #AFE4C2 and #AFD2E4.