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#AABDC4

Silver · light neutral

About #AABDC4

With the hex code #AABDC4, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4B1AA, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green189
Blue196

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #AABDC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AABDC4.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AABDC4.
10.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AABDC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AABDC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BCC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B8C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3BFBF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AABDC4?

With the hex code #AABDC4, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AABDC4?

Use black text. Black on #AABDC4 has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AABDC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4B1AA, and analogous partners are #AAC4BE and #AAB0C4.