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#B2AEAA

Greige · light neutral

About #B2AEAA

With the hex code #B2AEAA, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 68% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 4.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAAEB2, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green174
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.9
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #B2AEAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #B2AEAA.
2.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #B2AEAA.
9.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2AEAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2AEAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFAEAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0AFAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4ADAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2AEAA?

With the hex code #B2AEAA, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 68% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B2AEAA?

Use black text. Black on #B2AEAA has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2AEAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAAEB2, and analogous partners are #B2AAAA and #B2B2AA.