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#B4AFBF

Silver · light cool gray

About #B4AFBF

With the hex code #B4AFBF, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 69% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BABFAF, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red180
Green175
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.6
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #B4AFBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B4AFBF.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B4AFBF.
9.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4AFBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4AFBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB1C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADB1BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2B1B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4AFBF?

With the hex code #B4AFBF, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 69% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B4AFBF?

Use black text. Black on #B4AFBF has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4AFBF?

Its complementary colour is #BABFAF, and analogous partners are #AFB2BF and #BCAFBF.