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#AEBEBC

Silver · light neutral

About #AEBEBC

With the hex code #AEBEBC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 75% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% 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 6.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEAEB0, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green190
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #AEBEBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEBEBC.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEBEBC.
10.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AEBEBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCBCBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BABC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AABFBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEBEBC?

With the hex code #AEBEBC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 75% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AEBEBC?

Use black text. Black on #AEBEBC has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEBEBC?

Its complementary colour is #BEAEB0, and analogous partners are #AEBEB4 and #AEB8BE.