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#7BADBE

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #7BADBE

With the hex code #7BADBE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 48% red, 68% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 35% cyan, 9% 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 #BE8C7B, 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 8.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red123
Green173
Blue190

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.2
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 13.7
Baby Blue
#89CFF0 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #7BADBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #7BADBE.
2.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #7BADBE.
8.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#7BADBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3AABF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#98A2BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#63B3B2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7BADBE?

With the hex code #7BADBE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 48% red, 68% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 35% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

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

Use black text. Black on #7BADBE has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7BADBE?

Its complementary colour is #BE8C7B, and analogous partners are #7BBEAE and #7B8BBE.