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#91AEAA

Silver · light cool teal

About #91AEAA

With the hex code #91AEAA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 68% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 14.0 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AE9195, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red145
Green174
Blue170

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.0
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 14.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #91AEAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #91AEAA.
2.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #91AEAA.
8.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#91AEAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABABAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A6AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#89AFAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91AEAA?

With the hex code #91AEAA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 68% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

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

Use black text. Black on #91AEAA has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91AEAA?

Its complementary colour is #AE9195, and analogous partners are #91AE9B and #91A4AE.