#B5BBC8
Silver · light neutral
About #B5BBC8
#B5BBC8 is a light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 73% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.5), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8C2B5 (greige), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B5BBC8?
#B5BBC8 is a light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 73% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #B5BBC8?
Use black text. Black on #B5BBC8 has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B5BBC8?
Its complementary colour is #C8C2B5, and analogous partners are #B5C5C8 and #B9B5C8.