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#A6BCBE

Silver · light neutral

About #A6BCBE

#A6BCBE is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 74% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.5), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEA8A6 (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red166
Green188
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.6
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #A6BCBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A6BCBE.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A6BCBE.
10.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A6BCBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A6BCBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BABE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B6BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FBEBD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A6BCBE?

#A6BCBE is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 74% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #A6BCBE?

Use black text. Black on #A6BCBE has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A6BCBE?

Its complementary colour is #BEA8A6, and analogous partners are #A6BEB4 and #A6B0BE.