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#A7BABE

Silver · light neutral

About #A7BABE

With the hex code #A7BABE, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEABA7, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red167
Green186
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.5
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #A7BABE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A7BABE.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A7BABE.
10.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7BABE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7BABE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B8BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B5BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1BCBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7BABE?

With the hex code #A7BABE, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 2% 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 #A7BABE?

Use black text. Black on #A7BABE has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7BABE?

Its complementary colour is #BEABA7, and analogous partners are #A7BEB7 and #A7AEBE.