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#8DAAAA

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #8DAAAA

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

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 12.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AA8D8D (dusty rose), 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 8.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red141
Green170
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #8DAAAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8DAAAA.
2.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8DAAAA.
8.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#8DAAAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6A7AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A0A3AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#84ACAA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8DAAAA?

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

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

Use black text. Black on #8DAAAA has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8DAAAA?

Its complementary colour is #AA8D8D, and analogous partners are #8DAA9C and #8D9CAA.