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#809F9E

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #809F9E

#809F9E 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, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 13.2), with Eucalyptus the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9F8081 (mocha), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red128
Green159
Blue158

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 13.2
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 14.4
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #809F9E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #809F9E.
2.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #809F9E.
7.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #809F9E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#809F9E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9B9C9E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#95979E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#77A19F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #809F9E?

#809F9E 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, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #809F9E?

Use black text. Black on #809F9E has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #809F9E?

Its complementary colour is #9F8081, and analogous partners are #809F8F and #80919F.