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#ACB7BB

Silver · light neutral

About #ACB7BB

#ACB7BB is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 72% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.0); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBB0AC — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ACB7BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green183
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #ACB7BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACB7BB.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACB7BB.
10.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACB7BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACB7BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B6BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B4BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8B8B8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACB7BB?

#ACB7BB is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 72% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 2% 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 #ACB7BB?

Use black text. Black on #ACB7BB has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACB7BB?

Its complementary colour is #BBB0AC, and analogous partners are #ACBBB7 and #ACB0BB.