#AABAAB
Light Sage · light cool gray
About #AABAAB
#AABAAB is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 73% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.1); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAAAB9 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AABAAB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AABAAB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AABAAB?
#AABAAB is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 73% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AABAAB?
Use black text. Black on #AABAAB has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AABAAB?
Its complementary colour is #BAAAB9, and analogous partners are #B1BAAA and #AABAB3.