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#899CA4

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #899CA4

#899CA4 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 61% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 7.8), with Slate Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A49189 (mushroom), 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 7.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red137
Green156
Blue164

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 7.8
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 11.5
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #899CA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #899CA4.
2.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #899CA4.
7.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #899CA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#899CA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#989BA4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9397A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#829F9E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #899CA4?

#899CA4 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 61% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #899CA4?

Use black text. Black on #899CA4 has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #899CA4?

Its complementary colour is #A49189, and analogous partners are #89A49F and #898FA4.