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#ABC0BC

Silver · light neutral

About #ABC0BC

#ABC0BC is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.1); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C0ABAF — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABC0BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red171
Green192
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #ABC0BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC0BC.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC0BC.
11.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC0BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC0BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBDBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABABC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6C1BF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC0BC?

#ABC0BC is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC0BC?

Use black text. Black on #ABC0BC has a contrast ratio of 11.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC0BC?

Its complementary colour is #C0ABAF, and analogous partners are #ABC0B2 and #ABB9C0.