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#ADBFBC

Silver · light neutral

About #ADBFBC

With the hex code #ADBFBC, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 75% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% 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 7.0 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFADB0, 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 10.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red173
Green191
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #ADBFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADBFBC.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADBFBC.
10.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ADBFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDBDBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BABC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9C0BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADBFBC?

With the hex code #ADBFBC, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 75% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ADBFBC?

Use black text. Black on #ADBFBC has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADBFBC?

Its complementary colour is #BFADB0, and analogous partners are #ADBFB3 and #ADB9BF.