#AEBCC6
Silver · light neutral
About #AEBCC6
#AEBCC6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 74% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.6); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6B8AE — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AEBCC6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AEBCC6
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AEBCC6?
#AEBCC6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 74% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #AEBCC6?
Use black text. Black on #AEBCC6 has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AEBCC6?
Its complementary colour is #C6B8AE, and analogous partners are #AEC6C4 and #AEB0C6.