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#B2B1BF

Silver · light neutral

About #B2B1BF

With the hex code #B2B1BF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 69% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEBFB1, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red178
Green177
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.1
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #B2B1BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2B1BF.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2B1BF.
9.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2B1BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2B1BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB3C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB2BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0B3B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2B1BF?

With the hex code #B2B1BF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 69% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #B2B1BF?

Use black text. Black on #B2B1BF has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2B1BF?

Its complementary colour is #BEBFB1, and analogous partners are #B1B7BF and #B9B1BF.