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#ACBBC7

Silver · light cool blue

About #ACBBC7

With the hex code #ACBBC7, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 73% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7B8AC, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green187
Blue199

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #ACBBC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACBBC7.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACBBC7.
10.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACBBC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACBBC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6BBC8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B8C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5BEBF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACBBC7?

With the hex code #ACBBC7, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 73% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACBBC7?

Use black text. Black on #ACBBC7 has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACBBC7?

Its complementary colour is #C7B8AC, and analogous partners are #ACC7C6 and #ACAEC7.