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#AEACA4

Greige · light neutral

About #AEACA4

With the hex code #AEACA4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 3.8 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A4A6AE, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green172
Blue164

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 6.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #AEACA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AEACA4.
2.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AEACA4.
9.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEACA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEACA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEABA4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEACA4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0ABAA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEACA4?

With the hex code #AEACA4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AEACA4?

Use black text. Black on #AEACA4 has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEACA4?

Its complementary colour is #A4A6AE, and analogous partners are #AEA7A4 and #ABAEA4.