#A9BEBD
Silver · light neutral
About #A9BEBD
#A9BEBD is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 66% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 7.9); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEA9AA — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #A9BEBD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #A9BEBD?
#A9BEBD is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 66% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 #A9BEBD?
Use black text. Black on #A9BEBD has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A9BEBD?
Its complementary colour is #BEA9AA, and analogous partners are #A9BEB3 and #A9B5BE.