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#B2ADBD

Silver · light cool gray

About #B2ADBD

With the hex code #B2ADBD, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 68% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 10.8 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8BDAD, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red178
Green173
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.8
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #B2ADBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2ADBD.
2.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2ADBD.
9.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2ADBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2ADBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAAFBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABAFBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0AFB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2ADBD?

With the hex code #B2ADBD, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 68% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B2ADBD?

Use black text. Black on #B2ADBD has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2ADBD?

Its complementary colour is #B8BDAD, and analogous partners are #ADB0BD and #BAADBD.