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#ACC2BF

Silver · light cool teal

About #ACC2BF

#ACC2BF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 76% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.2); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2ACAF — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ACC2BF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green194
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #ACC2BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACC2BF.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ACC2BF.
11.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACC2BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACC2BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBFBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBBCBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6C3C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACC2BF?

#ACC2BF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 76% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACC2BF?

Use black text. Black on #ACC2BF has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACC2BF?

Its complementary colour is #C2ACAF, and analogous partners are #ACC2B4 and #ACBAC2.