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#AEBCB8

Silver · light neutral

About #AEBCB8

With the hex code #AEBCB8, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 74% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCAEB2, 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 10.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green188
Blue184

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #AEBCB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEBCB8.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEBCB8.
10.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEBCB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEBCB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBAB8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B8B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABBCBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEBCB8?

With the hex code #AEBCB8, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 74% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AEBCB8?

Use black text. Black on #AEBCB8 has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEBCB8?

Its complementary colour is #BCAEB2, and analogous partners are #AEBCB1 and #AEB9BC.