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#ABA7A3

Greige · light neutral

About #ABA7A3

With the hex code #ABA7A3, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 65% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% 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 Greige — a ΔE of 5.7 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A3A7AB, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green167
Blue163

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 6.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #ABA7A3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #ABA7A3.
2.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #ABA7A3.
8.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABA7A3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABA7A3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A7A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A8A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADA6A6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABA7A3?

With the hex code #ABA7A3, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 65% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #ABA7A3?

Use black text. Black on #ABA7A3 has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABA7A3?

Its complementary colour is #A3A7AB, and analogous partners are #ABA3A3 and #ABABA3.