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#B1BBC2

Silver · light neutral

About #B1BBC2

With the hex code #B1BBC2, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 73% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% 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 5.7 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2B8B1, 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 10.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red177
Green187
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #B1BBC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B1BBC2.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B1BBC2.
10.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B1BBC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B1BBC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BBC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B9C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADBDBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B1BBC2?

With the hex code #B1BBC2, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 73% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B1BBC2?

Use black text. Black on #B1BBC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B1BBC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2B8B1, and analogous partners are #B1C2C0 and #B1B2C2.