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#ABC1C8

Silver · light cool teal

About #ABC1C8

With the hex code #ABC1C8, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 76% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8B2AB, 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 11.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green193
Blue200

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.6
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #ABC1C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC1C8.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC1C8.
11.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC1C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC1C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCBFC8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8BCC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3C4C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC1C8?

With the hex code #ABC1C8, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 76% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC1C8?

Use black text. Black on #ABC1C8 has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC1C8?

Its complementary colour is #C8B2AB, and analogous partners are #ABC8C0 and #ABB2C8.