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#AFABB3

Silver · light neutral

About #AFABB3

With the hex code #AFABB3, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 67% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFB3AB, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red175
Green171
Blue179

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #AFABB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AFABB3.
2.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AFABB3.
9.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFABB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFABB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAACB3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABADB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFACAE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFABB3?

With the hex code #AFABB3, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 67% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% 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 #AFABB3?

Use black text. Black on #AFABB3 has a contrast ratio of 9.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFABB3?

Its complementary colour is #AFB3AB, and analogous partners are #ABABB3 and #B3ABB3.