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#ABBCBB

Silver · light neutral

About #ABBCBB

With the hex code #ABBCBB, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCABAC, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green188
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #ABBCBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBCBB.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBCBB.
10.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ABBCBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BABABB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B7BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6BDBC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBCBB?

With the hex code #ABBCBB, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBCBB?

Use black text. Black on #ABBCBB has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBCBB?

Its complementary colour is #BCABAC, and analogous partners are #ABBCB2 and #ABB5BC.