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#AAAFCA

#AAAFCA is a light, muted blue, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 68.6% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 231°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

2.17:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

9.69:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

2.17:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

9.69:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AAAFCA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#AAAFCA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #AAAFCA

What color is #AAAFCA?

#AAAFCA is a light, muted blue, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 68.6% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 231°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #AAAFCA in RGB?

#AAAFCA is rgb(170, 175, 202): 170 red, 175 green, and 202 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #AAAFCA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(16, 13, 0, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #AAAFCA?

PANTONE 2659 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #AAAFCA?

Its complement #B6B196 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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