#ABB7BF
Silver · light neutral
About #ABB7BF
#ABB7BF is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 72% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.2); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFB3AB — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ABB7BF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ABB7BF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ABB7BF?
#ABB7BF is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 72% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 4% 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 #ABB7BF?
Use black text. Black on #ABB7BF has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ABB7BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFB3AB, and analogous partners are #ABBFBD and #ABADBF.