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#69AAB3

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #69AAB3

#69AAB3 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 67% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 41% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is somewhere between Dusty Blue and Sky Blue (ΔE 15.3), with Sky Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B37269 (old rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red105
Green170
Blue179

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 15.3
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 17.2
Baby Blue
#89CFF0 · ΔE 19.0

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

Text on #69AAB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #69AAB3.
2.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #69AAB3.
8.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #69AAB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#69AAB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A0A5B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#949CB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#49AFAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #69AAB3?

#69AAB3 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 67% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 41% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #69AAB3?

Use black text. Black on #69AAB3 has a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #69AAB3?

Its complementary colour is #B37269, and analogous partners are #69B397 and #6985B3.