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#94ACAA

Silver · light cool teal

About #94ACAA

#94ACAA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 58% red, 67% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 12.7), with Dusty Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AC9496 (mushroom), 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 8.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red148
Green172
Blue170

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 13.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #94ACAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #94ACAA.
2.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #94ACAA.
8.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #94ACAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#94ACAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9A9AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4A6AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8DADAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #94ACAA?

#94ACAA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 58% red, 67% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #94ACAA?

Use black text. Black on #94ACAA has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #94ACAA?

Its complementary colour is #AC9496, and analogous partners are #94AC9E and #94A2AC.