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#A7BCBC

Silver · light neutral

About #A7BCBC

With the hex code #A7BCBC, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 74% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCA7A7, 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 10.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red167
Green188
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #A7BCBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A7BCBC.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A7BCBC.
10.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7BCBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7BCBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BABC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B6BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1BEBC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7BCBC?

With the hex code #A7BCBC, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 74% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #A7BCBC?

Use black text. Black on #A7BCBC has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7BCBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCA7A7, and analogous partners are #A7BCB2 and #A7B2BC.