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#A8BEBF

Silver · light neutral

About #A8BEBF

With the hex code #A8BEBF, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 75% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 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.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFA9A8, 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 — 10.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red168
Green190
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #A8BEBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A8BEBF.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A8BEBF.
10.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A8BEBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A8BEBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBCBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B8BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2C0BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A8BEBF?

With the hex code #A8BEBF, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 75% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 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 #A8BEBF?

Use black text. Black on #A8BEBF has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A8BEBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFA9A8, and analogous partners are #A8BFB4 and #A8B3BF.