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#80959E

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #80959E

With the hex code #80959E, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 58% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9E8980, a mushroom shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.71:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red128
Green149
Blue158

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 8.6
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 8.9
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #80959E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #80959E.
3.13:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #80959E.
6.71:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80959E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80959E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#90949F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8B909E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#789898

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80959E?

With the hex code #80959E, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 58% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #80959E?

Use black text. Black on #80959E has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #80959E?

Its complementary colour is #9E8980, and analogous partners are #809E98 and #80869E.