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#AEABB4

Silver · light neutral

About #AEABB4

With the hex code #AEABB4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 67% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B1B4AB, 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 9.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green171
Blue180

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #AEABB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEABB4.
2.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEABB4.
9.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEABB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEABB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAACB4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAACB4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADACAE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEABB4?

With the hex code #AEABB4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 67% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AEABB4?

Use black text. Black on #AEABB4 has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEABB4?

Its complementary colour is #B1B4AB, and analogous partners are #ABACB4 and #B3ABB4.