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#B2BBBF

Silver · light neutral

About #B2BBBF

#B2BBBF is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 4.6), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFB6B2 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red178
Green187
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 4.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #B2BBBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BBBF.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BBBF.
10.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BBBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BBBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BABF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B9BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFBCBC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BBBF?

#B2BBBF is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 2% 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 #B2BBBF?

Use black text. Black on #B2BBBF has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BBBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFB6B2, and analogous partners are #B2BFBC and #B2B4BF.