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#AAAFA8

Greige · light neutral

About #AAAFA8

With the hex code #AAAFA8, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 69% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 6.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADA8AF, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green175
Blue168

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #AAAFA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AAAFA8.
2.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AAAFA8.
9.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAAFA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAAFA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0AEA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFADA8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAAEAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAAFA8?

With the hex code #AAAFA8, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 69% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AAAFA8?

Use black text. Black on #AAAFA8 has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAAFA8?

Its complementary colour is #ADA8AF, and analogous partners are #AEAFA8 and #A8AFAA.