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#B2BBC1

Silver · light neutral

About #B2BBC1

With the hex code #B2BBC1, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 73% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% 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 very close to Silver — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C1B8B2, 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 — 10.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red178
Green187
Blue193

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #B2BBC1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BBC1.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BBC1.
10.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BBC1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BBC1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BBC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B9C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEBDBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BBC1?

With the hex code #B2BBC1, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 73% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #B2BBC1?

Use black text. Black on #B2BBC1 has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BBC1?

Its complementary colour is #C1B8B2, and analogous partners are #B2C1BF and #B2B3C1.