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#7AAAAE

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #7AAAAE

#7AAAAE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 48% red, 67% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 13.2), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AE7E7A (old rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red122
Green170
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 13.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 18.3
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 18.3

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

Text on #7AAAAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #7AAAAE.
2.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #7AAAAE.
8.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7AAAAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7AAAAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3A6AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9A9FAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#68AEAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7AAAAE?

#7AAAAE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 48% red, 67% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #7AAAAE?

Use black text. Black on #7AAAAE has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7AAAAE?

Its complementary colour is #AE7E7A, and analogous partners are #7AAE98 and #7A90AE.