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#9DAEB4

Dusty Blue · light neutral

About #9DAEB4

#9DAEB4 is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 68% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 9.4), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B4A39D (greige), 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 9.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red157
Green174
Blue180

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #9DAEB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #9DAEB4.
2.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #9DAEB4.
9.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9DAEB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9DAEB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAADB4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7AAB4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#97B0B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9DAEB4?

#9DAEB4 is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 68% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #9DAEB4?

Use black text. Black on #9DAEB4 has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9DAEB4?

Its complementary colour is #B4A39D, and analogous partners are #9DB4AF and #9DA3B4.