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#A2B5BC

Silver · light neutral

About #A2B5BC

With the hex code #A2B5BC, 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, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCA9A2, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green181
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.3
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #A2B5BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2B5BC.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2B5BC.
9.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2B5BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2B5BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B4BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADB0BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9BB7B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2B5BC?

With the hex code #A2B5BC, 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, 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 #A2B5BC?

Use black text. Black on #A2B5BC has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2B5BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCA9A2, and analogous partners are #A2BCB6 and #A2A8BC.