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#AAA6B1

Silver · light neutral

About #AAA6B1

With the hex code #AAA6B1, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 65% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% 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 10.9 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADB1A6, 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 — 8.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green166
Blue177

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.9
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #AAA6B1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAA6B1.
2.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAA6B1.
8.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA6B1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA6B1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4A8B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A8B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9A7A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA6B1?

With the hex code #AAA6B1, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 65% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA6B1?

Use black text. Black on #AAA6B1 has a contrast ratio of 8.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA6B1?

Its complementary colour is #ADB1A6, and analogous partners are #A6A8B1 and #B0A6B1.