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#A7BEBC

Silver · light cool teal

About #A7BEBC

#A7BEBC is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.7); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEA7A9 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A7BEBC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red167
Green190
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #A7BEBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A7BEBC.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A7BEBC.
10.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7BEBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7BEBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBBBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B8BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1BFBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7BEBC?

#A7BEBC is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A7BEBC?

Use black text. Black on #A7BEBC has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7BEBC?

Its complementary colour is #BEA7A9, and analogous partners are #A7BEB1 and #A7B4BE.