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#B2C4CD

Silver · light neutral

About #B2C4CD

With the hex code #B2C4CD, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 77% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% 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 7.9 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDBBB2, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red178
Green196
Blue205

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #B2C4CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2C4CD.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2C4CD.
11.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2C4CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2C4CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC3CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBC0CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABC7C7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2C4CD?

With the hex code #B2C4CD, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 77% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #B2C4CD?

Use black text. Black on #B2C4CD has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2C4CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDBBB2, and analogous partners are #B2CDC9 and #B2B6CD.