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#B1AAA6

Greige · light neutral

About #B1AAA6

With the hex code #B1AAA6, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% 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 Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A6ADB1, 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 9.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red177
Green170
Blue166

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 6.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #B1AAA6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #B1AAA6.
2.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #B1AAA6.
9.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B1AAA6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B1AAA6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACAAA6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADACA6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3A9A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B1AAA6?

With the hex code #B1AAA6, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B1AAA6?

Use black text. Black on #B1AAA6 has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B1AAA6?

Its complementary colour is #A6ADB1, and analogous partners are #B1A6A8 and #B1B0A6.