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#A8A4AC

Silver · light neutral

About #A8A4AC

With the hex code #A8A4AC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 64% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 10.8 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8ACA4, 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 8.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red168
Green164
Blue172

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #A8A4AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #A8A4AC.
2.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #A8A4AC.
8.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A8A4AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A8A4AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3A5AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4A6AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8A5A7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A8A4AC?

With the hex code #A8A4AC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 64% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #A8A4AC?

Use black text. Black on #A8A4AC has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A8A4AC?

Its complementary colour is #A8ACA4, and analogous partners are #A4A4AC and #ACA4AC.