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#ABBAB2

Silver · light neutral

About #ABBAB2

#ABBAB2 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.9), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAABB3 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green186
Blue178

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #ABBAB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBAB2.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBAB2.
10.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABBAB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABBAB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9B8B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B6B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8BAB8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBAB2?

#ABBAB2 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBAB2?

Use black text. Black on #ABBAB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBAB2?

Its complementary colour is #BAABB3, and analogous partners are #ABBAAB and #ABBABA.