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#809E9F

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #809E9F

#809E9F is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 62% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 12.1), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9F8180 (mocha), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red128
Green158
Blue159

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.1
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 14.4
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #809E9F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #809E9F.
2.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #809E9F.
7.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #809E9F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#809E9F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9A9B9F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#94969F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#76A09E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #809E9F?

#809E9F is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 62% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #809E9F?

Use black text. Black on #809E9F has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #809E9F?

Its complementary colour is #9F8180, and analogous partners are #809F91 and #808E9F.