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#A3BCBA

Silver · light cool teal

About #A3BCBA

With the hex code #A3BCBA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 74% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCA3A5, 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 10.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red163
Green188
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #A3BCBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A3BCBA.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A3BCBA.
10.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A3BCBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A3BCBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9B9BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B5BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CBDBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A3BCBA?

With the hex code #A3BCBA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 74% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A3BCBA?

Use black text. Black on #A3BCBA has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A3BCBA?

Its complementary colour is #BCA3A5, and analogous partners are #A3BCAD and #A3B2BC.