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#AABEC3

Silver · light neutral

About #AABEC3

With the hex code #AABEC3, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3AFAA, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green190
Blue195

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #AABEC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AABEC3.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AABEC3.
10.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AABEC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AABEC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BABCC3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B9C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3C0BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AABEC3?

With the hex code #AABEC3, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #AABEC3?

Use black text. Black on #AABEC3 has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AABEC3?

Its complementary colour is #C3AFAA, and analogous partners are #AAC3BB and #AAB1C3.