#8CAAA6
Dusty Blue · light cool teal
About #8CAAA6
#8CAAA6 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 67% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 14.5); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AA8C90 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #8CAAA6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.42:1 (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 #8CAAA6?
#8CAAA6 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 67% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8CAAA6?
Use black text. Black on #8CAAA6 has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8CAAA6?
Its complementary colour is #AA8C90, and analogous partners are #8CAA97 and #8C9FAA.