#A8BDBF
Silver · light neutral
About #A8BDBF
#A8BDBF is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 66% red, 74% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 8.0); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFAAA8 — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #A8BDBF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #A8BDBF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #A8BDBF?
#A8BDBF is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 66% red, 74% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 1% 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 #A8BDBF?
Use black text. Black on #A8BDBF has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A8BDBF?
Its complementary colour is #BFAAA8, and analogous partners are #A8BFB5 and #A8B2BF.