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#A8BEBA

Silver · light cool teal

About #A8BEBA

#A8BEBA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 66% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.6), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEA8AC (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red168
Green190
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #A8BEBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A8BEBA.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A8BEBA.
10.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A8BEBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A8BEBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCBBBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B8BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3BFBD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A8BEBA?

#A8BEBA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 66% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A8BEBA?

Use black text. Black on #A8BEBA has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A8BEBA?

Its complementary colour is #BEA8AC, and analogous partners are #A8BEAF and #A8B7BE.