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#A0BABA

Silver · light cool teal

About #A0BABA

#A0BABA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 63% red, 73% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.2), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAA0A0 (dusty rose), 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 10.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red160
Green186
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.4
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #A0BABA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A0BABA.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A0BABA.
10.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A0BABA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A0BABA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B7BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B3BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98BCBA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A0BABA?

#A0BABA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 63% red, 73% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A0BABA?

Use black text. Black on #A0BABA has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A0BABA?

Its complementary colour is #BAA0A0, and analogous partners are #A0BAAD and #A0ADBA.