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#A2BEBC

Silver · light cool teal

About #A2BEBC

With the hex code #A2BEBC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 75% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 10.5 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEA2A4, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red162
Green190
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #A2BEBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2BEBC.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2BEBC.
10.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BEBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BEBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBBBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B7BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9AC0BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BEBC?

With the hex code #A2BEBC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 75% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BEBC?

Use black text. Black on #A2BEBC has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BEBC?

Its complementary colour is #BEA2A4, and analogous partners are #A2BEAE and #A2B2BE.