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#AAB2AB

Greige · light neutral

About #AAB2AB

With the hex code #AAB2AB, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% 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 very close to Greige — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2AAB1, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green178
Blue171

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #AAB2AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AAB2AB.
2.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AAB2AB.
9.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAB2AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAB2AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B0AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1AFAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9B2B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAB2AB?

With the hex code #AAB2AB, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #AAB2AB?

Use black text. Black on #AAB2AB has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAB2AB?

Its complementary colour is #B2AAB1, and analogous partners are #ADB2AA and #AAB2AF.