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#AFB2AF

Silver · light neutral

About #AFB2AF

With the hex code #AFB2AF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 70% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% 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 very close to Silver — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2AFB2, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red175
Green178
Blue175

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #AFB2AF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AFB2AF.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AFB2AF.
9.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFB2AF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFB2AF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B1AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B1AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFB2B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFB2AF?

With the hex code #AFB2AF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 70% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% 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 #AFB2AF?

Use black text. Black on #AFB2AF has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFB2AF?

Its complementary colour is #B2AFB2, and analogous partners are #B1B2AF and #AFB2B1.