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#A6BBB2

Silver · light cool green

About #A6BBB2

With the hex code #A6BBB2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 73% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBA6AF, 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 10.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red166
Green187
Blue178

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #A6BBB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A6BBB2.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A6BBB2.
10.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A6BBB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A6BBB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAB8B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B5B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2BBB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A6BBB2?

With the hex code #A6BBB2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 73% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A6BBB2?

Use black text. Black on #A6BBB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A6BBB2?

Its complementary colour is #BBA6AF, and analogous partners are #A6BBA8 and #A6BABB.