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#8FAAAE

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #8FAAAE

#8FAAAE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 67% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 9.9), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AE938F (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 8.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red143
Green170
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #8FAAAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8FAAAE.
2.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #8FAAAE.
8.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#8FAAAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5A8AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A0A3AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#86ACAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8FAAAE?

#8FAAAE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 67% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

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

Use black text. Black on #8FAAAE has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8FAAAE?

Its complementary colour is #AE938F, and analogous partners are #8FAEA3 and #8F9BAE.