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#ABC2BD

Silver · light cool teal

About #ABC2BD

#ABC2BD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 76% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.8); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2ABB0 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABC2BD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green194
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.8
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 #ABC2BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC2BD.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC2BD.
11.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC2BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC2BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BFBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBBCBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6C3C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC2BD?

#ABC2BD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 76% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC2BD?

Use black text. Black on #ABC2BD has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC2BD?

Its complementary colour is #C2ABB0, and analogous partners are #ABC2B2 and #ABBBC2.