#B3BFB2
Light Sage · light cool gray
About #B3BFB2
#B3BFB2 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 75% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.5); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEB2BF — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B3BFB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B3BFB2
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B3BFB2?
#B3BFB2 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 75% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B3BFB2?
Use black text. Black on #B3BFB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B3BFB2?
Its complementary colour is #BEB2BF, and analogous partners are #B9BFB2 and #B2BFB7.