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#A7BBC2

Silver · light neutral

About #A7BBC2

#A7BBC2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 73% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.5); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2AEA7 — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A7BBC2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red167
Green187
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #A7BBC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A7BBC2.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A7BBC2.
10.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7BBC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7BBC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BAC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B6C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0BDBD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7BBC2?

#A7BBC2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 73% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #A7BBC2?

Use black text. Black on #A7BBC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7BBC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2AEA7, and analogous partners are #A7C2BB and #A7ADC2.