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#8AAFB0

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #8AAFB0

With the hex code #8AAFB0, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 69% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 22% 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 12.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B08B8A, 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 8.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red138
Green175
Blue176

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #8AAFB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8AAFB0.
2.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8AAFB0.
8.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8AAFB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8AAFB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAABB0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A2A6B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7EB2AF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8AAFB0?

With the hex code #8AAFB0, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 69% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8AAFB0?

Use black text. Black on #8AAFB0 has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8AAFB0?

Its complementary colour is #B08B8A, and analogous partners are #8AB09E and #8A9CB0.