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#B2BFB7

Silver · light neutral

About #B2BFB7

With the hex code #B2BFB7, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 75% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% 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 6.7 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFB2BA, 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 — 11.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red178
Green191
Blue183

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #B2BFB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BFB7.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BFB7.
11.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BFB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BFB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBDB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCBBB7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0BFBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BFB7?

With the hex code #B2BFB7, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 75% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% 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 #B2BFB7?

Use black text. Black on #B2BFB7 has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BFB7?

Its complementary colour is #BFB2BA, and analogous partners are #B3BFB2 and #B2BFBD.