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#B2BBC4

Silver · light neutral

About #B2BBC4

With the hex code #B2BBC4, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 73% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4BBB2, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green187
Blue196

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #B2BBC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BBC4.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BBC4.
10.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BBC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BBC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BBC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B9C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEBDBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BBC4?

With the hex code #B2BBC4, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 73% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B2BBC4?

Use black text. Black on #B2BBC4 has a contrast ratio of 10.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BBC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4BBB2, and analogous partners are #B2C4C4 and #B2B2C4.