#ACBFBC
Silver · light neutral
About #ACBFBC
#ACBFBC is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% 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 7.3); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFACAF — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ACBFBC 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 #ACBFBC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ACBFBC?
#ACBFBC is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #ACBFBC?
Use black text. Black on #ACBFBC has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACBFBC?
Its complementary colour is #BFACAF, and analogous partners are #ACBFB3 and #ACB8BF.