#899FA5
Dusty Blue · light cool teal
About #899FA5
#899FA5 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, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 8.6); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A58F89 — a mushroom tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #899FA5 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.57:1, 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 #899FA5?
#899FA5 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, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #899FA5?
Use black text. Black on #899FA5 has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #899FA5?
Its complementary colour is #A58F89, and analogous partners are #89A59D and #8991A5.