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#ABBAC0

Silver · light neutral

About #ABBAC0

With the hex code #ABBAC0, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C0B1AB, 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 10.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green186
Blue192

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.8
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #ABBAC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBAC0.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBAC0.
10.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABBAC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABBAC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7B9C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B6C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6BCBC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBAC0?

With the hex code #ABBAC0, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBAC0?

Use black text. Black on #ABBAC0 has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBAC0?

Its complementary colour is #C0B1AB, and analogous partners are #ABC0BB and #ABB0C0.