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#86AAA7

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #86AAA7

With the hex code #86AAA7, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 14.6 — followed by Eucalyptus. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AA8689, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red134
Green170
Blue167

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 14.6
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 16.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 16.8

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

Text on #86AAA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #86AAA7.
2.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #86AAA7.
8.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #86AAA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#86AAA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6A6A7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9FA1A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7BACA9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #86AAA7?

With the hex code #86AAA7, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #86AAA7?

Use black text. Black on #86AAA7 has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #86AAA7?

Its complementary colour is #AA8689, and analogous partners are #86AA95 and #869BAA.