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#ADBCC2

Silver · light neutral

About #ADBCC2

With the hex code #ADBCC2, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 74% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% 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 6.7 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2B3AD, 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 10.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red173
Green188
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.1
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #ADBCC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADBCC2.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADBCC2.
10.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ADBCC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ADBCC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BBC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B8C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8BEBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADBCC2?

With the hex code #ADBCC2, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 74% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ADBCC2?

Use black text. Black on #ADBCC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADBCC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2B3AD, and analogous partners are #ADC2BD and #ADB2C2.