#A7B3BB
Silver · light neutral
About #A7B3BB
#A7B3BB is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 70% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.1); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBAFA7 — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #A7B3BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #A7B3BB?
#A7B3BB is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 70% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #A7B3BB?
Use black text. Black on #A7B3BB has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A7B3BB?
Its complementary colour is #BBAFA7, and analogous partners are #A7BBB9 and #A7A9BB.