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#A1BFBD

Silver · light cool teal

About #A1BFBD

#A1BFBD is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 63% red, 75% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 11.1), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFA1A3 (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red161
Green191
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #A1BFBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A1BFBD.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A1BFBD.
10.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A1BFBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A1BFBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBCBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B7BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99C1BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A1BFBD?

#A1BFBD is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 63% red, 75% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A1BFBD?

Use black text. Black on #A1BFBD has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A1BFBD?

Its complementary colour is #BFA1A3, and analogous partners are #A1BFAE and #A1B2BF.