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#7EA1A2

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #7EA1A2

#7EA1A2 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 63% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 12.5); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A27F7E — a mocha tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #7EA1A2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red126
Green161
Blue162

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.5
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 15.3
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #7EA1A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #7EA1A2.
2.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #7EA1A2.
7.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7EA1A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7EA1A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9C9EA2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9598A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#73A3A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7EA1A2?

#7EA1A2 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 63% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #7EA1A2?

Use black text. Black on #7EA1A2 has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7EA1A2?

Its complementary colour is #A27F7E, and analogous partners are #7EA291 and #7E8FA2.