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#ABB7C2

Silver · light neutral

About #ABB7C2

#ABB7C2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 72% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.2); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2B6AB — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABB7C2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green183
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #ABB7C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABB7C2.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABB7C2.
10.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABB7C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABB7C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B7C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B4C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5BABA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABB7C2?

#ABB7C2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 72% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ABB7C2?

Use black text. Black on #ABB7C2 has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABB7C2?

Its complementary colour is #C2B6AB, and analogous partners are #ABC2C1 and #ABABC2.