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#AAA8AF

Silver · light neutral

About #AAA8AF

With the hex code #AAA8AF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 66% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 4% 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 9.3 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADAFA8, 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 — 8.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green168
Blue175

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #AAA8AF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAA8AF.
2.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAA8AF.
8.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA8AF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA8AF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7A9AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A9AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9A9AA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA8AF?

With the hex code #AAA8AF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 66% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 4% 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 #AAA8AF?

Use black text. Black on #AAA8AF has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA8AF?

Its complementary colour is #ADAFA8, and analogous partners are #A8AAAF and #AEA8AF.