Air Force Cross ribbon colors
Pale blue with red and white edging, the Air Force counterpart to the Navy Cross. The blue is much lighter than any other valour ribbon here, which is deliberate: the service wanted its decorations legible as its own.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pale blue | primary | #A3C7D2 | 163, 199, 210 | 194, 34%, 73% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Red | secondary | #BA0C2F | 186, 12, 47 | 348, 88%, 39% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Pale blue passes AA for body text on black, at 11.7 to 1.
Of 18 ordered pairs in this palette, 10 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 14 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Pale blue | Red | White | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pale blue | 3.7Pale blue on Red, fails AA for body text | 1.8Pale blue on White, fails AA for body text | 1.8Pale blue on White, fails AA for body text | 11.7Pale blue on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Red | 3.7Red on Pale blue, fails AA for body text | 6.6Red on White, passes AA for body text | 6.6Red on White, passes AA for body text | 3.2Red on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 1.8White on Pale blue, fails AA for body text | 6.6White on Red, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| White | 1.8White on Pale blue, fails AA for body text | 6.6White on Red, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 11.7Black on Pale blue, passes AA for body text | 3.2Black on Red, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Air_Force_Cross_ribbon.svg
Other military ribbons
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