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#A2BDB6

Silver · light cool green

About #A2BDB6

#A2BDB6 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 74% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 11.0); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDA2A9 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2BDB6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red162
Green189
Blue182

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #A2BDB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2BDB6.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2BDB6.
10.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BDB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BDB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBB9B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B6B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CBEBB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BDB6?

#A2BDB6 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 74% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BDB6?

Use black text. Black on #A2BDB6 has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BDB6?

Its complementary colour is #BDA2A9, and analogous partners are #A2BDA9 and #A2B7BD.