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#B6AAA7

Greige · light neutral

About #B6AAA7

With the hex code #B6AAA7, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% 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 very close to Greige — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7B3B6, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red182
Green170
Blue167

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #B6AAA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #B6AAA7.
2.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #B6AAA7.
9.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B6AAA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B6AAA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACABA7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFADA7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9A9A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B6AAA7?

With the hex code #B6AAA7, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #B6AAA7?

Use black text. Black on #B6AAA7 has a contrast ratio of 9.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B6AAA7?

Its complementary colour is #A7B3B6, and analogous partners are #B6A7AC and #B6B2A7.