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#AFBEC4

Silver · light neutral

About #AFBEC4

With the hex code #AFBEC4, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 75% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% 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 6.4 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4B5AF, 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 10.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green190
Blue196

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #AFBEC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AFBEC4.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AFBEC4.
10.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFBEC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFBEC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBDC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7BAC4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAC0C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFBEC4?

With the hex code #AFBEC4, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 75% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 3% 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 #AFBEC4?

Use black text. Black on #AFBEC4 has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFBEC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4B5AF, and analogous partners are #AFC4C0 and #AFB4C4.