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#ABB4AE

Silver · light neutral

About #ABB4AE

With the hex code #ABB4AE, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 71% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4ABB1, 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 9.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green180
Blue174

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #ABB4AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABB4AE.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABB4AE.
9.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABB4AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABB4AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4B2AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B1AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAB4B2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABB4AE?

With the hex code #ABB4AE, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 71% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ABB4AE?

Use black text. Black on #ABB4AE has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABB4AE?

Its complementary colour is #B4ABB1, and analogous partners are #ACB4AB and #ABB4B3.