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#ABAAB2

Silver · light neutral

About #ABAAB2

With the hex code #ABAAB2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 67% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B1B2AA, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green170
Blue178

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.5
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #ABAAB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABAAB2.
2.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABAAB2.
9.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABAAB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABAAB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8ABB2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8ABB2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAABAC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABAAB2?

With the hex code #ABAAB2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 67% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ABAAB2?

Use black text. Black on #ABAAB2 has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABAAB2?

Its complementary colour is #B1B2AA, and analogous partners are #AAADB2 and #AFAAB2.