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#ADBBC4

Silver · light neutral

About #ADBBC4

#ADBBC4 is a light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 73% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.4), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4B6AD (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red173
Green187
Blue196

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #ADBBC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADBBC4.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADBBC4.
10.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ADBBC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ADBBC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BAC5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B8C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7BDBE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADBBC4?

#ADBBC4 is a light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 73% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ADBBC4?

Use black text. Black on #ADBBC4 has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADBBC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4B6AD, and analogous partners are #ADC4C2 and #ADB0C4.