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#ACBFC0

Silver · light neutral

About #ACBFC0

With the hex code #ACBFC0, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C0ADAC, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green191
Blue192

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #ACBFC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACBFC0.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACBFC0.
10.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACBFC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACBFC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCBDC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8BAC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6C1BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACBFC0?

With the hex code #ACBFC0, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ACBFC0?

Use black text. Black on #ACBFC0 has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACBFC0?

Its complementary colour is #C0ADAC, and analogous partners are #ACC0B7 and #ACB5C0.