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#AAB9BD

Silver · light neutral

About #AAB9BD

#AAB9BD is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.8), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDAEAA (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green185
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #AAB9BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAB9BD.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAB9BD.
10.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAB9BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAB9BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B8BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B5BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5BBBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAB9BD?

#AAB9BD is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #AAB9BD?

Use black text. Black on #AAB9BD has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAB9BD?

Its complementary colour is #BDAEAA, and analogous partners are #AABDB8 and #AAAFBD.