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#B3AAA4

Greige · light neutral

About #B3AAA4

With the hex code #B3AAA4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 3.7 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A4ADB3, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red179
Green170
Blue164

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 6.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #B3AAA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #B3AAA4.
2.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #B3AAA4.
9.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B3AAA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B3AAA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADAAA4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFACA4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6A8A8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B3AAA4?

With the hex code #B3AAA4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B3AAA4?

Use black text. Black on #B3AAA4 has a contrast ratio of 9.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B3AAA4?

Its complementary colour is #A4ADB3, and analogous partners are #B3A4A6 and #B3B2A4.