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#A2B4BD

Dusty Blue · light neutral

About #A2B4BD

With the hex code #A2B4BD, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 71% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDABA2, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green180
Blue189

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #A2B4BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2B4BD.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2B4BD.
9.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2B4BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2B4BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB3BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABB0BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9BB7B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2B4BD?

With the hex code #A2B4BD, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 71% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #A2B4BD?

Use black text. Black on #A2B4BD has a contrast ratio of 9.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2B4BD?

Its complementary colour is #BDABA2, and analogous partners are #A2BDB9 and #A2A6BD.