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#ACBFCF

Silver · light cool blue

About #ACBFCF

With the hex code #ACBFCF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 10.8 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFBCAC, 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 — 11.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red172
Green191
Blue207

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.8
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #ACBFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACBFCF.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACBFCF.
11.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACBFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BFD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4BBCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3C3C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACBFCF?

With the hex code #ACBFCF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACBFCF?

Use black text. Black on #ACBFCF has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACBFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFBCAC, and analogous partners are #ACCFCE and #ACAECF.