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#7FA3AC

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #7FA3AC

With the hex code #7FA3AC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 64% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AC887F, a mocha shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red127
Green163
Blue172

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 8.5
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 14.4
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #7FA3AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #7FA3AC.
2.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #7FA3AC.
7.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7FA3AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7FA3AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9CA0AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#959AAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#71A7A6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7FA3AC?

With the hex code #7FA3AC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 64% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #7FA3AC?

Use black text. Black on #7FA3AC has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7FA3AC?

Its complementary colour is #AC887F, and analogous partners are #7FAC9F and #7F8DAC.