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#AAA6AC

Silver · light neutral

About #AAA6AC

#AAA6AC is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 65% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.8), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A8ACA6 (greige), 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 8.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green166
Blue172

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #AAA6AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAA6AC.
2.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAA6AC.
8.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA6AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA6AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5A7AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6A7AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAA7A8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA6AC?

#AAA6AC is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 65% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 3% 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 #AAA6AC?

Use black text. Black on #AAA6AC has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA6AC?

Its complementary colour is #A8ACA6, and analogous partners are #A7A6AC and #ACA6AB.