ColorXprez

#AEACBA

Silver · light neutral

About #AEACBA

#AEACBA is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 67% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.3), with Dusty Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8BAAC (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red174
Green172
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.3
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #AEACBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEACBA.
2.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEACBA.
9.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AEACBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9AEBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9ADBA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACAEB0

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEACBA?

#AEACBA is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 67% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AEACBA?

Use black text. Black on #AEACBA has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEACBA?

Its complementary colour is #B8BAAC, and analogous partners are #ACB1BA and #B5ACBA.