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#ACB6BB

Silver · light neutral

About #ACB6BB

#ACB6BB is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 71% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.2), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBB1AC (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green182
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #ACB6BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACB6BB.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACB6BB.
10.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACB6BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACB6BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B5BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B4BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8B7B7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACB6BB?

#ACB6BB is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 71% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #ACB6BB?

Use black text. Black on #ACB6BB has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACB6BB?

Its complementary colour is #BBB1AC, and analogous partners are #ACBBB9 and #ACAEBB.