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#B7BBC8

Silver · light neutral

About #B7BBC8

With the hex code #B7BBC8, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 73% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8C4B7, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green187
Blue200

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #B7BBC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7BBC8.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7BBC8.
10.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7BBC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7BBC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BCC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6BBC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3BDBF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7BBC8?

With the hex code #B7BBC8, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 73% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 8% 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 #B7BBC8?

Use black text. Black on #B7BBC8 has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7BBC8?

Its complementary colour is #C8C4B7, and analogous partners are #B7C3C8 and #BCB7C8.