#AFEAE4
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #AFEAE4
#AFEAE4 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 92% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.9), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAAFB5 (light pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AFEAE4?
#AFEAE4 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 92% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AFEAE4?
Use black text. Black on #AFEAE4 has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AFEAE4?
Its complementary colour is #EAAFB5, and analogous partners are #AFEAC7 and #AFD3EA.