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#ACBECD

Silver · light cool blue

About #ACBECD

With the hex code #ACBECD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 10.2 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDBBAC, 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 — 11.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red172
Green190
Blue205

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #ACBECD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACBECD.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACBECD.
11.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACBECD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BECE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4BACD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4C2C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACBECD?

With the hex code #ACBECD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACBECD?

Use black text. Black on #ACBECD has a contrast ratio of 11.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACBECD?

Its complementary colour is #CDBBAC, and analogous partners are #ACCDCB and #ACAECD.