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#A2BDBD

Silver · light cool teal

About #A2BDBD

With the hex code #A2BDBD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 74% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% 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 10.1 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDA2A2, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green189
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #A2BDBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2BDBD.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2BDBD.
10.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BDBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BDBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BABD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B6BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9ABFBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BDBD?

With the hex code #A2BDBD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 74% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BDBD?

Use black text. Black on #A2BDBD has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BDBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDA2A2, and analogous partners are #A2BDB0 and #A2B0BD.