#8AADA9
Dusty Blue · light cool teal
About #8AADA9
With the hex code #8AADA9, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 68% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Dusty Blue and Silver — a ΔE of 15.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AD8A8E, a dusty rose shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.63:1, 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 #8AADA9?
With the hex code #8AADA9, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 68% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8AADA9?
Use black text. Black on #8AADA9 has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8AADA9?
Its complementary colour is #AD8A8E, and analogous partners are #8AAD98 and #8AA0AD.