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#ABAEAF

Silver · light neutral

About #ABAEAF

#ABAEAF is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 68% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.9), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AFACAB (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green174
Blue175

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.5
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #ABAEAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABAEAF.
2.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABAEAF.
9.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ABAEAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADAEAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADADAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAAEAE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABAEAF?

#ABAEAF is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 68% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #ABAEAF?

Use black text. Black on #ABAEAF has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABAEAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFACAB, and analogous partners are #ABAFAE and #ABACAF.