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#ADBFBB

Silver · light neutral

About #ADBFBB

#ADBFBB is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 75% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.2); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFADB1 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ADBFBB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red173
Green191
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #ADBFBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADBFBB.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADBFBB.
10.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ADBFBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDBDBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABABB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9C0BE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADBFBB?

#ADBFBB is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 75% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #ADBFBB?

Use black text. Black on #ADBFBB has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADBFBB?

Its complementary colour is #BFADB1, and analogous partners are #ADBFB2 and #ADBABF.