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#A2B7BD

Silver · light cool teal

About #A2B7BD

With the hex code #A2B7BD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 72% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

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 #BDA8A2, 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 — 10.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green183
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.3
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #A2B7BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2B7BD.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2B7BD.
10.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2B7BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2B7BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B5BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB2BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9BB9B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2B7BD?

With the hex code #A2B7BD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 72% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2B7BD?

Use black text. Black on #A2B7BD has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2B7BD?

Its complementary colour is #BDA8A2, and analogous partners are #A2BDB6 and #A2A9BD.