#AEAFBE
Silver · light cool gray
About #AEAFBE
#AEAFBE is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 69% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.1); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEBDAE — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AEAFBE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AEAFBE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #AEAFBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AEAFBE?
#AEAFBE is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 69% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AEAFBE?
Use black text. Black on #AEAFBE has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AEAFBE?
Its complementary colour is #BEBDAE, and analogous partners are #AEB7BE and #B5AEBE.