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#B6CBCF

Silver · light neutral

About #B6CBCF

#B6CBCF is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 80% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.1), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFBAB6 (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red182
Green203
Blue207

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #B6CBCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B6CBCF.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B6CBCF.
12.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B6CBCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B6CBCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C9CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C6CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFCDCC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B6CBCF?

#B6CBCF is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 80% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #B6CBCF?

Use black text. Black on #B6CBCF has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B6CBCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFBAB6, and analogous partners are #B6CFC7 and #B6BECF.