#8AAEAA
Dusty Blue · light cool teal
About #8AAEAA
#8AAEAA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 68% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Dusty Blue and Silver (ΔE 15.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AE8A8E — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #8AAEAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.72:1 (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 #8AAEAA?
#8AAEAA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 68% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8AAEAA?
Use black text. Black on #8AAEAA has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8AAEAA?
Its complementary colour is #AE8A8E, and analogous partners are #8AAE98 and #8AA0AE.