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#6FA4BE

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #6FA4BE

With the hex code #6FA4BE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 64% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 42% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Sky Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BE896F, a mocha mousse shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red111
Green164
Blue190

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.2
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 15.3
Baby Blue
#89CFF0 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #6FA4BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #6FA4BE.
2.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #6FA4BE.
7.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #6FA4BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#6FA4BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#97A2BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8C99BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#4FABAC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #6FA4BE?

With the hex code #6FA4BE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 64% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 42% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #6FA4BE?

Use black text. Black on #6FA4BE has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #6FA4BE?

Its complementary colour is #BE896F, and analogous partners are #6FBEB1 and #6F7DBE.