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#ACB8BC

Silver · light neutral

About #ACB8BC

#ACB8BC is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.1), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCB0AC (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 10.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green184
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #ACB8BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACB8BC.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACB8BC.
10.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACB8BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACB8BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B7BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B5BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8B9B9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACB8BC?

#ACB8BC is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ACB8BC?

Use black text. Black on #ACB8BC has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACB8BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCB0AC, and analogous partners are #ACBCB8 and #ACB0BC.