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#ABBCC4

Silver · light neutral

About #ABBCC4

With the hex code #ABBCC4, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% 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 7.7 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4B3AB, 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 10.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green188
Blue196

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.9
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #ABBCC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBCC4.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBCC4.
10.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABBCC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABBCC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BBC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B8C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5BEBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBCC4?

With the hex code #ABBCC4, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBCC4?

Use black text. Black on #ABBCC4 has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBCC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4B3AB, and analogous partners are #ABC4C0 and #ABAFC4.