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#ABBBC0

Silver · light neutral

About #ABBBC0

#ABBBC0 is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0B0AB (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green187
Blue192

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #ABBBC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBBC0.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBBC0.
10.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABBBC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABBBC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BAC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B7C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6BDBC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBBC0?

#ABBBC0 is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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 #ABBBC0?

Use black text. Black on #ABBBC0 has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBBC0?

Its complementary colour is #C0B0AB, and analogous partners are #ABC0BB and #ABB0C0.