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#ABB7BD

Silver · light neutral

About #ABB7BD

With the hex code #ABB7BD, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 72% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% 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 6.7 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDB1AB, 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 — 10.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green183
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #ABB7BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABB7BD.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABB7BD.
10.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABB7BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABB7BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4B6BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B4BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7B9B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABB7BD?

With the hex code #ABB7BD, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 72% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 3% 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 #ABB7BD?

Use black text. Black on #ABB7BD has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABB7BD?

Its complementary colour is #BDB1AB, and analogous partners are #ABBDBA and #ABAEBD.