#899EA6
Dusty Blue · light cool teal
About #899EA6
#899EA6 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 62% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% 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 7.5); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A69189 — a mushroom tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #899EA6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.51:1 (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 #899EA6?
#899EA6 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 62% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #899EA6?
Use black text. Black on #899EA6 has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #899EA6?
Its complementary colour is #A69189, and analogous partners are #89A6A0 and #898FA6.