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#B2BDBF

Silver · light neutral

About #B2BDBF

With the hex code #B2BDBF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 74% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% 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 4.5 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFB4B2, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red178
Green189
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 4.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #B2BDBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BDBF.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BDBF.
10.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BDBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BDBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBCBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BABF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFBEBE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BDBF?

With the hex code #B2BDBF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 74% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #B2BDBF?

Use black text. Black on #B2BDBF has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BDBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFB4B2, and analogous partners are #B2BFBA and #B2B6BF.