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#8FA7AA

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #8FA7AA

With the hex code #8FA7AA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 65% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 10.2 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AA928F, a mushroom shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red143
Green167
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #8FA7AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8FA7AA.
2.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8FA7AA.
8.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8FA7AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8FA7AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3A5AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9EA1AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#87A9A8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8FA7AA?

With the hex code #8FA7AA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 65% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8FA7AA?

Use black text. Black on #8FA7AA has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8FA7AA?

Its complementary colour is #AA928F, and analogous partners are #8FAAA0 and #8F9AAA.