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#AAB2AF

Silver · light neutral

About #AAB2AF

#AAB2AF is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 70% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.8), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2AAAD (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green178
Blue175

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #AAB2AF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAB2AF.
2.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AAB2AF.
9.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAB2AF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAB2AF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B1AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B0AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8B2B1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAB2AF?

#AAB2AF is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 70% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% 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 #AAB2AF?

Use black text. Black on #AAB2AF has a contrast ratio of 9.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAB2AF?

Its complementary colour is #B2AAAD, and analogous partners are #AAB2AB and #AAB1B2.