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#A0BEBE

Silver · light cool teal

About #A0BEBE

With the hex code #A0BEBE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 75% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 11.0 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEA0A0, 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 10.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red160
Green190
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #A0BEBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A0BEBE.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A0BEBE.
10.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A0BEBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A0BEBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BABBBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B6BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#97C0BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A0BEBE?

With the hex code #A0BEBE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 75% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A0BEBE?

Use black text. Black on #A0BEBE has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A0BEBE?

Its complementary colour is #BEA0A0, and analogous partners are #A0BEAF and #A0AFBE.