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#97ADAE

Dusty Blue · light neutral

About #97ADAE

With the hex code #97ADAE, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 68% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 11.6 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AE9897, 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 8.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red151
Green173
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #97ADAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #97ADAE.
2.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #97ADAE.
8.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97ADAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97ADAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAABAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A7AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#90AFAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97ADAE?

With the hex code #97ADAE, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 68% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #97ADAE?

Use black text. Black on #97ADAE has a contrast ratio of 8.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97ADAE?

Its complementary colour is #AE9897, and analogous partners are #97AEA3 and #97A2AE.