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#92AEAE

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #92AEAE

#92AEAE is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 68% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 12.4); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AE9292 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #92AEAE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red146
Green174
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #92AEAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #92AEAE.
2.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #92AEAE.
8.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#92AEAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAABAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4A7AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8AB0AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #92AEAE?

#92AEAE is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 68% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.

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

Use black text. Black on #92AEAE has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #92AEAE?

Its complementary colour is #AE9292, and analogous partners are #92AEA0 and #92A0AE.