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#AAA4AD

Silver · light neutral

About #AAA4AD

With the hex code #AAA4AD, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% 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 similar to Silver — a ΔE of 11.0 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7ADA4, 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 — 8.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green164
Blue173

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #AAA4AD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAA4AD.
2.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAA4AD.
8.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA4AD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA4AD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3A6AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4A6AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAA5A7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA4AD?

With the hex code #AAA4AD, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA4AD?

Use black text. Black on #AAA4AD has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA4AD?

Its complementary colour is #A7ADA4, and analogous partners are #A6A4AD and #ADA4AC.