#8A9EA8
Dusty Blue · light cool teal
About #8A9EA8
#8A9EA8 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 62% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 6.4); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A8948A — a mushroom tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #8A9EA8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.54:1 (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 #8A9EA8?
#8A9EA8 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 62% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8A9EA8?
Use black text. Black on #8A9EA8 has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8A9EA8?
Its complementary colour is #A8948A, and analogous partners are #8AA8A3 and #8A8FA8.