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#A4B7BB

Silver · light neutral

About #A4B7BB

With the hex code #A4B7BB, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 72% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBA8A4, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red164
Green183
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #A4B7BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A4B7BB.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A4B7BB.
10.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A4B7BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A4B7BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B5BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFB2BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9EB9B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A4B7BB?

With the hex code #A4B7BB, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 72% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #A4B7BB?

Use black text. Black on #A4B7BB has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A4B7BB?

Its complementary colour is #BBA8A4, and analogous partners are #A4BBB3 and #A4ACBB.