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#ABC0BB

Silver · light cool teal

About #ABC0BB

#ABC0BB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.3), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0ABB0 (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red171
Green192
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #ABC0BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC0BB.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC0BB.
10.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC0BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC0BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBDBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABABB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6C1BE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC0BB?

#ABC0BB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC0BB?

Use black text. Black on #ABC0BB has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC0BB?

Its complementary colour is #C0ABB0, and analogous partners are #ABC0B0 and #ABBBC0.