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#92ABB2

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #92ABB2

With the hex code #92ABB2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 67% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B29992, 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 8.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red146
Green171
Blue178

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 8.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #92ABB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #92ABB2.
2.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #92ABB2.
8.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #92ABB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#92ABB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6A9B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A1A5B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#89AEAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #92ABB2?

With the hex code #92ABB2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 67% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #92ABB2?

Use black text. Black on #92ABB2 has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #92ABB2?

Its complementary colour is #B29992, and analogous partners are #92B2A9 and #929BB2.