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#B2AAAA

Greige · light neutral

About #B2AAAA

#B2AAAA is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 67% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AAB2B2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B2AAAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green170
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #B2AAAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #B2AAAA.
2.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #B2AAAA.
9.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2AAAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2AAAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABABAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADACAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4A9AA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2AAAA?

#B2AAAA is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 67% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B2AAAA?

Use black text. Black on #B2AAAA has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2AAAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAB2B2, and analogous partners are #B2AAAE and #B2AEAA.