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#AEB2AA

Greige · light neutral

About #AEB2AA

With the hex code #AEB2AA, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 70% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% 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 5.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEAAB2, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green178
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #AEB2AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AEB2AA.
2.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AEB2AA.
9.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEB2AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEB2AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B1AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B1AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEB1B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEB2AA?

With the hex code #AEB2AA, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 70% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AEB2AA?

Use black text. Black on #AEB2AA has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEB2AA?

Its complementary colour is #AEAAB2, and analogous partners are #B2B2AA and #AAB2AA.