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#A6BFBA

Silver · light cool teal

About #A6BFBA

With the hex code #A6BFBA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 75% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFA6AB, 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 10.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red166
Green191
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #A6BFBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A6BFBA.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A6BFBA.
10.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A6BFBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A6BFBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCBCBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B8BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0C0BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A6BFBA?

With the hex code #A6BFBA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 75% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A6BFBA?

Use black text. Black on #A6BFBA has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A6BFBA?

Its complementary colour is #BFA6AB, and analogous partners are #A6BFAD and #A6B8BF.