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#ACBBB1

Silver · light neutral

About #ACBBB1

#ACBBB1 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 73% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 similar to Silver (ΔE 8.4); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBACB6 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ACBBB1 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red172
Green187
Blue177

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #ACBBB1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACBBB1.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACBBB1.
10.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACBBB1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACBBB1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBB8B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B6B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AABBB8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACBBB1?

#ACBBB1 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 73% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 #ACBBB1?

Use black text. Black on #ACBBB1 has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACBBB1?

Its complementary colour is #BBACB6, and analogous partners are #AFBBAC and #ACBBB9.