#ACBEC6
Silver · light neutral
About #ACBEC6
#ACBEC6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 4% 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 very close to Silver (ΔE 7.8); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6B4AC — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ACBEC6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ACBEC6
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ACBEC6?
#ACBEC6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 4% 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 #ACBEC6?
Use black text. Black on #ACBEC6 has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACBEC6?
Its complementary colour is #C6B4AC, and analogous partners are #ACC6C1 and #ACB1C6.