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#B2C3BB

Silver · light neutral

About #B2C3BB

#B2C3BB is a near-neutral, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 76% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.6); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C3B2BA — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B2C3BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red178
Green195
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #B2C3BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2C3BB.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2C3BB.
11.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2C3BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2C3BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C0BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBEBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFC3C1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2C3BB?

#B2C3BB is a near-neutral, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 76% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #B2C3BB?

Use black text. Black on #B2C3BB has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2C3BB?

Its complementary colour is #C3B2BA, and analogous partners are #B2C3B2 and #B2C2C3.