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#AAA6AB

Silver · light neutral

About #AAA6AB

With the hex code #AAA6AB, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 65% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% 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 9.7 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7ABA6, 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 — 8.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green166
Blue171

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #AAA6AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAA6AB.
2.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAA6AB.
8.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA6AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA6AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6A7AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6A7AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAA6A8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA6AB?

With the hex code #AAA6AB, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 65% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA6AB?

Use black text. Black on #AAA6AB has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA6AB?

Its complementary colour is #A7ABA6, and analogous partners are #A8A6AB and #ABA6AA.