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#ABC2BE

Silver · light cool teal

About #ABC2BE

With the hex code #ABC2BE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 76% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2ABAF, a dusty rose 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).

Colour codes

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Red171
Green194
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #ABC2BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC2BE.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC2BE.
11.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC2BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC2BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BFBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBBCBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5C3C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC2BE?

With the hex code #ABC2BE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 76% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC2BE?

Use black text. Black on #ABC2BE has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC2BE?

Its complementary colour is #C2ABAF, and analogous partners are #ABC2B3 and #ABBAC2.