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#8AADAF

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #8AADAF

With the hex code #8AADAF, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 68% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 12.0 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AF8C8A, 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 — 8.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red138
Green173
Blue175

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.6
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 16.8

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

Text on #8AADAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8AADAF.
2.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8AADAF.
8.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#8AADAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8AAAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A1A4AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7EB0AD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8AADAF?

With the hex code #8AADAF, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 68% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a cool colour.

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

Use black text. Black on #8AADAF has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8AADAF?

Its complementary colour is #AF8C8A, and analogous partners are #8AAF9F and #8A9BAF.