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#A2B4BC

Silver · light neutral

About #A2B4BC

#A2B4BC is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 71% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.4); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCAAA2 — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2B4BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red162
Green180
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #A2B4BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2B4BC.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2B4BC.
9.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2B4BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2B4BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B3BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACB0BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9BB7B6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2B4BC?

#A2B4BC is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 71% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #A2B4BC?

Use black text. Black on #A2B4BC has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2B4BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCAAA2, and analogous partners are #A2BCB7 and #A2A7BC.