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#AFEAE6

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #AFEAE6

With the hex code #AFEAE6, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 92% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EAAFB3, a baby pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green234
Blue230

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #AFEAE6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AFEAE6.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #AFEAE6.
15.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFEAE6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFEAE6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E4E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DBE7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CEDE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFEAE6?

With the hex code #AFEAE6, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 92% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AFEAE6?

Use black text. Black on #AFEAE6 has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFEAE6?

Its complementary colour is #EAAFB3, and analogous partners are #AFEAC9 and #AFD1EA.