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#ABB2BC

Silver · light neutral

About #ABB2BC

With the hex code #ABB2BC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% 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 Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCB5AB, 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 9.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green178
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.0
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #ABB2BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABB2BC.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABB2BC.
9.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABB2BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABB2BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB2BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADB1BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7B4B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABB2BC?

With the hex code #ABB2BC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ABB2BC?

Use black text. Black on #ABB2BC has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABB2BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCB5AB, and analogous partners are #ABBABC and #ADABBC.