#AAAAB2
Silver · light neutral
About #AAAAB2
#AAAAB2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 67% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.0); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2B2AA — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AAAAB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AAAAB2
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #AAAAB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AAAAB2?
#AAAAB2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 67% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #AAAAB2?
Use black text. Black on #AAAAB2 has a contrast ratio of 9.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AAAAB2?
Its complementary colour is #B2B2AA, and analogous partners are #AAAEB2 and #AEAAB2.