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#A8BBBF

Silver · light neutral

About #A8BBBF

With the hex code #A8BBBF, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 12% 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 very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFACA8, 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 — 10.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red168
Green187
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #A8BBBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A8BBBF.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A8BBBF.
10.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A8BBBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A8BBBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7B9BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B6BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2BDBC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A8BBBF?

With the hex code #A8BBBF, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 12% 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 #A8BBBF?

Use black text. Black on #A8BBBF has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A8BBBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFACA8, and analogous partners are #A8BFB8 and #A8AFBF.