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#80949E

Slate Gray · light cool teal

About #80949E

#80949E is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 58% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Slate Gray (ΔE 8.3); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9E8A80 — a mushroom tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #80949E for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.65:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red128
Green148
Blue158

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 8.3
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 8.4
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #80949E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #80949E.
3.16:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #80949E.
6.65:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80949E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80949E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8F939F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8B8F9E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#789797

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80949E?

#80949E is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 58% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #80949E?

Use black text. Black on #80949E has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #80949E?

Its complementary colour is #9E8A80, and analogous partners are #809E99 and #80859E.