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#A2BCBD

Silver · light cool teal

About #A2BCBD

#A2BCBD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 74% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.8); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDA3A2 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2BCBD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green188
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #A2BCBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2BCBD.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2BCBD.
10.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BCBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BCBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B9BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B5BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9ABEBC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BCBD?

#A2BCBD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 74% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BCBD?

Use black text. Black on #A2BCBD has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BCBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDA3A2, and analogous partners are #A2BDB0 and #A2AFBD.