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#A4BBB4

Silver · light cool green

About #A4BBB4

With the hex code #A4BBB4, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 73% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBA4AB, 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 10.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red164
Green187
Blue180

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #A4BBB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A4BBB4.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A4BBB4.
10.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A4BBB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A4BBB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9B8B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B5B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FBCB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A4BBB4?

With the hex code #A4BBB4, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 73% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A4BBB4?

Use black text. Black on #A4BBB4 has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A4BBB4?

Its complementary colour is #BBA4AB, and analogous partners are #A4BBA9 and #A4B6BB.