#889EA7
Dusty Blue · light cool teal
About #889EA7
#889EA7 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 53% red, 62% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 7.0); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A79188 — a mushroom tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #889EA7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #889EA7?
#889EA7 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 53% red, 62% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #889EA7?
Use black text. Black on #889EA7 has a contrast ratio of 7.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #889EA7?
Its complementary colour is #A79188, and analogous partners are #88A7A0 and #888FA7.