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#A7BCBF

Silver · light neutral

About #A7BCBF

With the hex code #A7BCBF, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 74% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFAAA7, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red167
Green188
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #A7BCBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A7BCBF.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A7BCBF.
10.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7BCBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7BCBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BABF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B7BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0BEBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7BCBF?

With the hex code #A7BCBF, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 74% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #A7BCBF?

Use black text. Black on #A7BCBF has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7BCBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFAAA7, and analogous partners are #A7BFB6 and #A7B0BF.