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#ADC2BF

Silver · light neutral

About #ADC2BF

With the hex code #ADC2BF, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 76% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% 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 7.8 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2ADB0, 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 — 11.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red173
Green194
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.8
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 #ADC2BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADC2BF.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ADC2BF.
11.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ADC2BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ADC2BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BFBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBBCBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8C3C1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADC2BF?

With the hex code #ADC2BF, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 76% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% 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 #ADC2BF?

Use black text. Black on #ADC2BF has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADC2BF?

Its complementary colour is #C2ADB0, and analogous partners are #ADC2B4 and #ADBAC2.