#AABEBF
Silver · light neutral
About #AABEBF
#AABEBF is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.5); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFABAA — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AABEBF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AABEBF
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AABEBF?
#AABEBF is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #AABEBF?
Use black text. Black on #AABEBF has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AABEBF?
Its complementary colour is #BFABAA, and analogous partners are #AABFB6 and #AAB3BF.