#ABBCB6
Silver · light neutral
About #ABBCB6
#ABBCB6 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 74% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.6), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCABB1 (silver), 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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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ABBCB6?
#ABBCB6 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 74% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #ABBCB6?
Use black text. Black on #ABBCB6 has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ABBCB6?
Its complementary colour is #BCABB1, and analogous partners are #ABBCAE and #ABB9BC.