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#AFBBC4

Silver · light neutral

About #AFBBC4

With the hex code #AFBBC4, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 73% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% 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 6.9 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4B8AF, 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 10.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green187
Blue196

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #AFBBC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AFBBC4.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AFBBC4.
10.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFBBC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFBBC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BBC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B8C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AABDBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFBBC4?

With the hex code #AFBBC4, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 73% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AFBBC4?

Use black text. Black on #AFBBC4 has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFBBC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4B8AF, and analogous partners are #AFC4C3 and #AFB1C4.