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#A2C0BC

Silver · light cool teal

About #A2C0BC

#A2C0BC is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 11.2); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C0A2A6 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2C0BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green192
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #A2C0BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2C0BC.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A2C0BC.
10.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2C0BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2C0BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDBCBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B8BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9AC2BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2C0BC?

#A2C0BC is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2C0BC?

Use black text. Black on #A2C0BC has a contrast ratio of 10.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2C0BC?

Its complementary colour is #C0A2A6, and analogous partners are #A2C0AD and #A2B5C0.