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#B0BBAC

Light Sage · light cool gray

About #B0BBAC

#B0BBAC is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.5), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7ACBB (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red176
Green187
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #B0BBAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B0BBAC.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B0BBAC.
10.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0BBAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0BBAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB8AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB7AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0BAB7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0BBAC?

#B0BBAC is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B0BBAC?

Use black text. Black on #B0BBAC has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0BBAC?

Its complementary colour is #B7ACBB, and analogous partners are #B7BBAC and #ACBBB0.