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#A6BCBB

Silver · light neutral

About #A6BCBB

#A6BCBB is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 74% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.5), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCA6A7 (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red166
Green188
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #A6BCBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A6BCBB.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A6BCBB.
10.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A6BCBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A6BCBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BABB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B6BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0BDBC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A6BCBB?

#A6BCBB is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 74% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #A6BCBB?

Use black text. Black on #A6BCBB has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A6BCBB?

Its complementary colour is #BCA6A7, and analogous partners are #A6BCB0 and #A6B2BC.