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#98AEAA

Silver · light cool gray

About #98AEAA

#98AEAA is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 60% red, 68% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 11.9), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AE989C (mushroom), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red152
Green174
Blue170

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #98AEAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #98AEAA.
2.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #98AEAA.
8.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #98AEAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#98AEAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACABAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A8AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#93AFAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #98AEAA?

#98AEAA is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 60% red, 68% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #98AEAA?

Use black text. Black on #98AEAA has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #98AEAA?

Its complementary colour is #AE989C, and analogous partners are #98AE9F and #98A7AE.