#899DA4
Dusty Blue · light cool teal
About #899DA4
#899DA4 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 62% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 8.2); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A49089 — a mushroom tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #899DA4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.42:1 (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 #899DA4?
#899DA4 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 62% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #899DA4?
Use black text. Black on #899DA4 has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #899DA4?
Its complementary colour is #A49089, and analogous partners are #89A49E and #8990A4.