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#B2BDC2

Silver · light neutral

About #B2BDC2

With the hex code #B2BDC2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 74% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% 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 5.1 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2B7B2, 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 10.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green189
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #B2BDC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BDC2.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BDC2.
10.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BDC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BDC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BABCC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8BAC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEBFBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BDC2?

With the hex code #B2BDC2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 74% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B2BDC2?

Use black text. Black on #B2BDC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BDC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2B7B2, and analogous partners are #B2C2BF and #B2B5C2.