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#B1BEC2

Silver · light neutral

About #B1BEC2

With the hex code #B1BEC2, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 75% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 2% 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 5.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2B5B1, 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 11.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red177
Green190
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #B1BEC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B1BEC2.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B1BEC2.
11.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B1BEC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B1BEC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBDC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8BBC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADC0BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B1BEC2?

With the hex code #B1BEC2, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 75% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 2% 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 #B1BEC2?

Use black text. Black on #B1BEC2 has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B1BEC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2B5B1, and analogous partners are #B1C2BD and #B1B5C2.