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#B7BBAC

Greige · light cool gray

About #B7BBAC

#B7BBAC is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 73% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.2); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B0ACBB — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B7BBAC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green187
Blue172

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #B7BBAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #B7BBAC.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #B7BBAC.
10.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7BBAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7BBAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDB9AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDB9AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9B9B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7BBAC?

#B7BBAC is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 73% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B7BBAC?

Use black text. Black on #B7BBAC has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7BBAC?

Its complementary colour is #B0ACBB, and analogous partners are #BBB7AC and #B0BBAC.