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#8FA5AA

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #8FA5AA

#8FA5AA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 65% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 9.0), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AA948F (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 8.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red143
Green165
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #8FA5AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8FA5AA.
2.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8FA5AA.
8.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8FA5AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8FA5AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A1A3AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9C9FAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#87A7A6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8FA5AA?

#8FA5AA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 65% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8FA5AA?

Use black text. Black on #8FA5AA has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8FA5AA?

Its complementary colour is #AA948F, and analogous partners are #8FAAA2 and #8F98AA.