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#ABC7C2

Silver · light cool teal

About #ABC7C2

With the hex code #ABC7C2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7ABB0, 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 11.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green199
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #ABC7C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC7C2.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABC7C2.
11.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC7C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC7C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C4C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBFC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4C8C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC7C2?

With the hex code #ABC7C2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 78% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC7C2?

Use black text. Black on #ABC7C2 has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC7C2?

Its complementary colour is #C7ABB0, and analogous partners are #ABC7B4 and #ABBEC7.