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#91A2AA

Dusty Blue · light neutral

About #91A2AA

With the hex code #91A2AA, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 64% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AA9991, 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 7.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red145
Green162
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 7.4
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 12.8
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #91A2AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #91A2AA.
2.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #91A2AA.
7.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91A2AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91A2AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9EA1AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9A9EAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8AA4A4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91A2AA?

With the hex code #91A2AA, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 64% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #91A2AA?

Use black text. Black on #91A2AA has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91A2AA?

Its complementary colour is #AA9991, and analogous partners are #91AAA6 and #9196AA.