#ACB2AE
Silver · light neutral
About #ACB2AE
#ACB2AE is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 70% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.5); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2ACB0 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ACB2AE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.73:1 (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 #ACB2AE?
#ACB2AE is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 70% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #ACB2AE?
Use black text. Black on #ACB2AE has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACB2AE?
Its complementary colour is #B2ACB0, and analogous partners are #ADB2AC and #ACB2B1.