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#ADAAA7

Greige · light neutral

About #ADAAA7

With the hex code #ADAAA7, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7AAAD, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red173
Green170
Blue167

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #ADAAA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #ADAAA7.
2.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #ADAAA7.
9.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ADAAA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ADAAA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABAAA7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACABA7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEA9A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADAAA7?

With the hex code #ADAAA7, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #ADAAA7?

Use black text. Black on #ADAAA7 has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADAAA7?

Its complementary colour is #A7AAAD, and analogous partners are #ADA7A7 and #ADADA7.