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#82AAAA

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #82AAAA

#82AAAA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 67% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 13.6); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AA8282 — a old rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #82AAAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red130
Green170
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 13.6
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 17.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 17.8

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

Text on #82AAAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #82AAAA.
2.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #82AAAA.
8.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #82AAAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#82AAAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5A6AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9DA0AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#75ADAA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #82AAAA?

#82AAAA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 67% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #82AAAA?

Use black text. Black on #82AAAA has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #82AAAA?

Its complementary colour is #AA8282, and analogous partners are #82AA96 and #8296AA.