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#B1ACBB

Silver · light cool gray

About #B1ACBB

#B1ACBB is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 67% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.7); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B6BBAC — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B1ACBB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red177
Green172
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #B1ACBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B1ACBB.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B1ACBB.
9.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B1ACBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B1ACBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAAEBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAAEBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0AEB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B1ACBB?

#B1ACBB is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 67% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B1ACBB?

Use black text. Black on #B1ACBB has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B1ACBB?

Its complementary colour is #B6BBAC, and analogous partners are #ACAEBB and #B8ACBB.