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#A2BDBC

Silver · light cool teal

About #A2BDBC

#A2BDBC 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, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.1); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDA2A3 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2BDBC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green189
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #A2BDBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2BDBC.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2BDBC.
10.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BDBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BDBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BABC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B6BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9ABFBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BDBC?

#A2BDBC 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, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BDBC?

Use black text. Black on #A2BDBC has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BDBC?

Its complementary colour is #BDA2A3, and analogous partners are #A2BDAF and #A2B0BD.