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#AAB2AE

Silver · light neutral

About #AAB2AE

With the hex code #AAB2AE, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2AAAE, 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 9.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green178
Blue174

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #AAB2AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAB2AE.
2.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAB2AE.
9.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAB2AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAB2AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B1AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B0AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9B2B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAB2AE?

With the hex code #AAB2AE, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AAB2AE?

Use black text. Black on #AAB2AE has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAB2AE?

Its complementary colour is #B2AAAE, and analogous partners are #AAB2AA and #AAB2B2.