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#A8BBBD

Silver · light neutral

About #A8BBBD

#A8BBBD is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 66% red, 73% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.6), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDAAA8 (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red168
Green187
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #A8BBBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A8BBBD.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A8BBBD.
10.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A8BBBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A8BBBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B9BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B6BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2BDBC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A8BBBD?

#A8BBBD is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 66% red, 73% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #A8BBBD?

Use black text. Black on #A8BBBD has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A8BBBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDAAA8, and analogous partners are #A8BDB5 and #A8B0BD.