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#9AA2AA

Dusty Blue · light neutral

About #9AA2AA

With the hex code #9AA2AA, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 64% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% 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 8.6 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAA29A, 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 8.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red154
Green162
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 8.6
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 11.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #9AA2AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #9AA2AA.
2.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #9AA2AA.
8.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9AA2AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9AA2AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9FA2AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9DA0AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#96A4A4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9AA2AA?

With the hex code #9AA2AA, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 64% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #9AA2AA?

Use black text. Black on #9AA2AA has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9AA2AA?

Its complementary colour is #AAA29A, and analogous partners are #9AAAAA and #9A9AAA.