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#A39EAE

Dusty Blue · light cool gray

About #A39EAE

With the hex code #A39EAE, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 62% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A9AE9E, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red163
Green158
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.1
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 11.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #A39EAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A39EAE.
2.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A39EAE.
8.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A39EAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A39EAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9BA0AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9CA0AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1A0A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A39EAE?

With the hex code #A39EAE, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 62% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A39EAE?

Use black text. Black on #A39EAE has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A39EAE?

Its complementary colour is #A9AE9E, and analogous partners are #9EA1AE and #AB9EAE.