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#80AAA8

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #80AAA8

#80AAA8 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 67% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 15.0), with Eucalyptus the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AA8082 (old rose), 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 8.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red128
Green170
Blue168

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 15.0
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 16.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 18.6

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

Text on #80AAA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #80AAA8.
2.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #80AAA8.
8.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80AAA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80AAA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5A6A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9DA0A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#73ACA9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80AAA8?

#80AAA8 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 67% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #80AAA8?

Use black text. Black on #80AAA8 has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #80AAA8?

Its complementary colour is #AA8082, and analogous partners are #80AA93 and #8097AA.