ColorXprez

#8DA2A2

Dusty Blue · light neutral

About #8DA2A2

With the hex code #8DA2A2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 64% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 11.8 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A28D8D, a taupe shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red141
Green162
Blue162

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.5
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #8DA2A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8DA2A2.
2.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8DA2A2.
7.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8DA2A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8DA2A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9FA0A2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9B9CA2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#87A4A2

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8DA2A2?

With the hex code #8DA2A2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 64% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #8DA2A2?

Use black text. Black on #8DA2A2 has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8DA2A2?

Its complementary colour is #A28D8D, and analogous partners are #8DA298 and #8D98A2.