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#A6BFBB

Silver · light cool teal

About #A6BFBB

#A6BFBB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.6), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFA6AA (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 — 10.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red166
Green191
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #A6BFBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A6BFBB.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A6BFBB.
10.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A6BFBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A6BFBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCBCBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B8BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0C0BE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A6BFBB?

#A6BFBB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A6BFBB?

Use black text. Black on #A6BFBB has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A6BFBB?

Its complementary colour is #BFA6AA, and analogous partners are #A6BFAE and #A6B7BF.