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#91ACAA

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #91ACAA

#91ACAA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 57% red, 67% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 13.3), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AC9193 (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 8.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red145
Green172
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 13.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #91ACAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #91ACAA.
2.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #91ACAA.
8.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#91ACAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9A9AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A3A5AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#89AEAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91ACAA?

#91ACAA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 57% red, 67% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

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

Use black text. Black on #91ACAA has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91ACAA?

Its complementary colour is #AC9193, and analogous partners are #91AC9C and #91A1AC.