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#ABB3AC

Greige · light neutral

About #ABB3AC

With the hex code #ABB3AC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B3ABB2, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green179
Blue172

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #ABB3AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #ABB3AC.
2.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #ABB3AC.
9.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABB3AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABB3AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B1AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B0AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAB3B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABB3AC?

With the hex code #ABB3AC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ABB3AC?

Use black text. Black on #ABB3AC has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABB3AC?

Its complementary colour is #B3ABB2, and analogous partners are #AEB3AB and #ABB3B0.