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#ACBCBD

Silver · light neutral

About #ACBCBD

With the hex code #ACBCBD, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDADAC, 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 — 10.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green188
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #ACBCBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACBCBD.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACBCBD.
10.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACBCBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BABD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B8BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7BDBC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACBCBD?

With the hex code #ACBCBD, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #ACBCBD?

Use black text. Black on #ACBCBD has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACBCBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDADAC, and analogous partners are #ACBDB5 and #ACB3BD.