#AEABB3
Silver · light neutral
About #AEABB3
#AEABB3 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 67% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.6); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B0B3AB — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AEABB3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AEABB3
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #AEABB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AEABB3?
#AEABB3 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 67% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #AEABB3?
Use black text. Black on #AEABB3 has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AEABB3?
Its complementary colour is #B0B3AB, and analogous partners are #ABACB3 and #B2ABB3.