#AFBBC0
Silver · light neutral
About #AFBBC0
#AFBBC0 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 73% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% 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 5.7); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C0B4AF — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AFBBC0 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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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AFBBC0
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AFBBC0?
#AFBBC0 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 73% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #AFBBC0?
Use black text. Black on #AFBBC0 has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AFBBC0?
Its complementary colour is #C0B4AF, and analogous partners are #AFC0BD and #AFB2C0.