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#ABC2C6

Silver · light cool teal

About #ABC2C6

#ABC2C6 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 76% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.4); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6AFAB — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABC2C6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green194
Blue198

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #ABC2C6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC2C6.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC2C6.
11.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC2C6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC2C6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC0C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BCC6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4C4C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC2C6?

#ABC2C6 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 76% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC2C6?

Use black text. Black on #ABC2C6 has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC2C6?

Its complementary colour is #C6AFAB, and analogous partners are #ABC6BC and #ABB4C6.