#AFEAEA
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #AFEAEA
#AFEAEA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 92% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 5.6), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAAFAF (melon), 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 15.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AFEAEA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AFEAEA?
#AFEAEA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 92% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AFEAEA?
Use black text. Black on #AFEAEA has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AFEAEA?
Its complementary colour is #EAAFAF, and analogous partners are #AFEACD and #AFCDEA.