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#AEB6BC

Silver · light neutral

About #AEB6BC

#AEB6BC is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 71% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.0), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCB4AE (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 10.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green182
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #AEB6BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEB6BC.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEB6BC.
10.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEB6BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEB6BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4B6BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B4BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABB8B8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEB6BC?

#AEB6BC is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 71% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 3% 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 #AEB6BC?

Use black text. Black on #AEB6BC has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEB6BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCB4AE, and analogous partners are #AEBCBB and #AEAFBC.