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#ABBBBC

Silver · light neutral

About #ABBBBC

With the hex code #ABBBBC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 73% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% 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 6.5 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCACAB, 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 10.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green187
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #ABBBBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBBBC.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBBBC.
10.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ABBBBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B9BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B7BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6BCBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBBBC?

With the hex code #ABBBBC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 73% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBBBC?

Use black text. Black on #ABBBBC has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBBBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCACAB, and analogous partners are #ABBCB5 and #ABB2BC.