Light blue

#aec0bf

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Light blue, a muted teal at 177 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #aec0bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aec0bf

RGB174, 192, 191

HSL177, 12%, 72%

HSV177, 9%, 75%

CMYK9%, 0%, 1%, 25%

Lab76.35, -6.33, -1.61

XYZ45.71, 50.46, 56.62

Decimal11452607

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5435 C

Shades of light blue

#9bb1b0 #88a3a1 #759492 #658281 #57706e #485d5c #394a49 #2b3736 #1c2424 #0d1111

Tints of light blue

#b5c6c5 #bccbca #c3d1d0 #cad6d5 #d1dcdb #d9e1e1 #e7ecec #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#c0aeaf Analogous#aec0b6 Analogous#aeb8c0 Triadic#bfaec0 Triadic#c0bfae Split complementary#c0aeb8 Split complementary#c0b6ae

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 9, 0, 1, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aec0bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 0 1 25

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 4 5 31

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #aec0bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aec0bf; }
.text { color: #aec0bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec0bf; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #aec0bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aec0bf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #aec0bf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #aec0bf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #aec0bf is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.