#B2BCB5
Silver · light neutral
About #B2BCB5
#B2BCB5 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 74% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% 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 5.8), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCB2B9 (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.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B2BCB5?
#B2BCB5 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 74% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #B2BCB5?
Use black text. Black on #B2BCB5 has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B2BCB5?
Its complementary colour is #BCB2B9, and analogous partners are #B4BCB2 and #B2BCBA.