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#ADBBC3

Silver · light neutral

About #ADBBC3

With the hex code #ADBBC3, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 73% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

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 #C3B5AD, 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 — 10.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red173
Green187
Blue195

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.5
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #ADBBC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADBBC3.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADBBC3.
10.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ADBBC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ADBBC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BAC3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B8C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7BDBD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADBBC3?

With the hex code #ADBBC3, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 73% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #ADBBC3?

Use black text. Black on #ADBBC3 has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADBBC3?

Its complementary colour is #C3B5AD, and analogous partners are #ADC3C0 and #ADB0C3.