#ACBBC6
Silver · light neutral
About #ACBBC6
#ACBBC6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 73% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.3); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6B7AC — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ACBBC6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ACBBC6
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ACBBC6?
#ACBBC6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 73% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #ACBBC6?
Use black text. Black on #ACBBC6 has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACBBC6?
Its complementary colour is #C6B7AC, and analogous partners are #ACC6C4 and #ACAEC6.