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#A0BEBB

Silver · light cool teal

About #A0BEBB

With the hex code #A0BEBB, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 75% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 11.3 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEA0A3, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red160
Green190
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #A0BEBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A0BEBB.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A0BEBB.
10.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A0BEBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A0BEBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BABBBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B6BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98C0BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A0BEBB?

With the hex code #A0BEBB, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 75% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A0BEBB?

Use black text. Black on #A0BEBB has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A0BEBB?

Its complementary colour is #BEA0A3, and analogous partners are #A0BEAC and #A0B2BE.