#AABBC4
Silver · light neutral
About #AABBC4
#AABBC4 is a light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.2), with Dusty Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4B3AA (greige), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AABBC4?
#AABBC4 is a light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #AABBC4?
Use black text. Black on #AABBC4 has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AABBC4?
Its complementary colour is #C4B3AA, and analogous partners are #AAC4C0 and #AAAEC4.