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#8DA7AA

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #8DA7AA

#8DA7AA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 65% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 10.3), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AA908D (mushroom), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red141
Green167
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.5
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #8DA7AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8DA7AA.
2.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8DA7AA.
8.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8DA7AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8DA7AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3A5AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9DA0AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#85A9A8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8DA7AA?

#8DA7AA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 65% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8DA7AA?

Use black text. Black on #8DA7AA has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8DA7AA?

Its complementary colour is #AA908D, and analogous partners are #8DAA9E and #8D99AA.