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#AABCBF

Silver · light neutral

About #AABCBF

With the hex code #AABCBF, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 2% 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 very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFADAA, 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 — 10.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green188
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #AABCBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AABCBF.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AABCBF.
10.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AABCBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BABF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B7BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4BEBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AABCBF?

With the hex code #AABCBF, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 2% 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 #AABCBF?

Use black text. Black on #AABCBF has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AABCBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFADAA, and analogous partners are #AABFB7 and #AAB2BF.