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#ABC2C8

Silver · light cool teal

About #ABC2C8

#ABC2C8 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 76% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.7), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8B1AB (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green194
Blue200

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #ABC2C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC2C8.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC2C8.
11.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC2C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC2C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC0C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8BCC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3C5C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC2C8?

#ABC2C8 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 76% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC2C8?

Use black text. Black on #ABC2C8 has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC2C8?

Its complementary colour is #C8B1AB, and analogous partners are #ABC8BF and #ABB3C8.