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#8AADAC

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #8AADAC

With the hex code #8AADAC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 68% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 13.6 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AD8A8B, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red138
Green173
Blue172

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 13.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 17.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #8AADAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8AADAC.
2.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8AADAC.
8.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8AADAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8AADAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A9AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A2A4AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7FAFAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8AADAC?

With the hex code #8AADAC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 68% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8AADAC?

Use black text. Black on #8AADAC has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8AADAC?

Its complementary colour is #AD8A8B, and analogous partners are #8AAD9B and #8A9DAD.