#ABBABA
Silver · light neutral
About #ABBABA
With the hex code #ABBABA, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 73% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% 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 6.4 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BAABAB, 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 10.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ABBABA?
With the hex code #ABBABA, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 73% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #ABBABA?
Use black text. Black on #ABBABA has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ABBABA?
Its complementary colour is #BAABAB, and analogous partners are #ABBAB3 and #ABB3BA.