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#AEAFBC

Silver · light neutral

About #AEAFBC

With the hex code #AEAFBC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 69% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% 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 9.3 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCBBAE, 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 9.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green175
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.3
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #AEAFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEAFBC.
2.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEAFBC.
9.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AEAFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB0BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABAFBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABB1B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEAFBC?

With the hex code #AEAFBC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 69% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AEAFBC?

Use black text. Black on #AEAFBC has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEAFBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCBBAE, and analogous partners are #AEB6BC and #B4AEBC.