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#A1BBBD

Silver · light cool teal

About #A1BBBD

With the hex code #A1BBBD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 73% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDA3A1, 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 — 10.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red161
Green187
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.6
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #A1BBBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A1BBBD.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A1BBBD.
10.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A1BBBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A1BBBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7B8BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B4BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99BDBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A1BBBD?

With the hex code #A1BBBD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 73% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A1BBBD?

Use black text. Black on #A1BBBD has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A1BBBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDA3A1, and analogous partners are #A1BDB1 and #A1ADBD.