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#B2BCC4

Silver · light neutral

About #B2BCC4

#B2BCC4 is a light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 74% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 5.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4BAB2 (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green188
Blue196

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.4
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #B2BCC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BCC4.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BCC4.
10.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BCC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BCC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BCC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6BAC4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEBEBE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BCC4?

#B2BCC4 is a light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 74% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 4% 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 #B2BCC4?

Use black text. Black on #B2BCC4 has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BCC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4BAB2, and analogous partners are #B2C4C3 and #B2B3C4.