#B2BBC0
Silver · light neutral
About #B2BBC0
#B2BBC0 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 73% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 4.8); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C0B7B2 — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B2BBC0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B2BBC0
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B2BBC0?
#B2BBC0 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 73% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #B2BBC0?
Use black text. Black on #B2BBC0 has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B2BBC0?
Its complementary colour is #C0B7B2, and analogous partners are #B2C0BE and #B2B4C0.