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#AABFBC

Silver · light neutral

About #AABFBC

With the hex code #AABFBC, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFAAAD, 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 10.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green191
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #AABFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AABFBC.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AABFBC.
10.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AABFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDBCBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B9BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5C0BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AABFBC?

With the hex code #AABFBC, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AABFBC?

Use black text. Black on #AABFBC has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AABFBC?

Its complementary colour is #BFAAAD, and analogous partners are #AABFB2 and #AAB7BF.