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#AAB2AA

Greige · light neutral

About #AAB2AA

#AAB2AA is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 70% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.9); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2AAB2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AAB2AA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green178
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #AAB2AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AAB2AA.
2.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AAB2AA.
9.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAB2AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAB2AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B0AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1AFAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9B1B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAB2AA?

#AAB2AA is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 70% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AAB2AA?

Use black text. Black on #AAB2AA has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAB2AA?

Its complementary colour is #B2AAB2, and analogous partners are #AEB2AA and #AAB2AE.