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#A1BFBC

Silver · light cool teal

About #A1BFBC

With the hex code #A1BFBC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 75% green and 74% 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 11.2 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFA1A4, 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 10.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red161
Green191
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #A1BFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A1BFBC.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A1BFBC.
10.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A1BFBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A1BFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBCBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B7BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99C1BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A1BFBC?

With the hex code #A1BFBC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 75% green and 74% 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 #A1BFBC?

Use black text. Black on #A1BFBC has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A1BFBC?

Its complementary colour is #BFA1A4, and analogous partners are #A1BFAD and #A1B3BF.