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#B4B2BF

Silver · light neutral

About #B4B2BF

With the hex code #B4B2BF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 70% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% 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 similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDBFB2, 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 — 10.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red180
Green178
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #B4B2BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B4B2BF.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B4B2BF.
10.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4B2BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4B2BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB4C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B3BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2B4B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4B2BF?

With the hex code #B4B2BF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 70% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #B4B2BF?

Use black text. Black on #B4B2BF has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4B2BF?

Its complementary colour is #BDBFB2, and analogous partners are #B2B6BF and #BBB2BF.