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#ABC3CA

Silver · light cool teal

About #ABC3CA

#ABC3CA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 76% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.1), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAB2AB (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 11.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green195
Blue202

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #ABC3CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC3CA.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC3CA.
11.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC3CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC3CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC1CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BDCA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3C6C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC3CA?

#ABC3CA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 76% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC3CA?

Use black text. Black on #ABC3CA has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC3CA?

Its complementary colour is #CAB2AB, and analogous partners are #ABCAC1 and #ABB3CA.