#AEB3AB
Greige · light neutral
About #AEB3AB
#AEB3AB is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 70% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.8); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B0ABB3 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AEB3AB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AEB3AB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AEB3AB?
#AEB3AB is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 70% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #AEB3AB?
Use black text. Black on #AEB3AB has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AEB3AB?
Its complementary colour is #B0ABB3, and analogous partners are #B2B3AB and #ABB3AC.