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#9FBBC8

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #9FBBC8

With the hex code #9FBBC8, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 73% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8AC9F, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red159
Green187
Blue200

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #9FBBC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #9FBBC8.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #9FBBC8.
10.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9FBBC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9FBBC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4B9C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB4C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#93BFBF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FBBC8?

With the hex code #9FBBC8, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 73% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9FBBC8?

Use black text. Black on #9FBBC8 has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FBBC8?

Its complementary colour is #C8AC9F, and analogous partners are #9FC8C0 and #9FA7C8.