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#A5BBBC

Silver · light neutral

About #A5BBBC

With the hex code #A5BBBC, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 73% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCA6A5, 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 10.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red165
Green187
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #A5BBBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A5BBBC.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A5BBBC.
10.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A5BBBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A5BBBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B9BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B5BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FBDBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A5BBBC?

With the hex code #A5BBBC, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 73% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #A5BBBC?

Use black text. Black on #A5BBBC has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A5BBBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCA6A5, and analogous partners are #A5BCB2 and #A5AFBC.