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#B7C8CA

Silver · light neutral

About #B7C8CA

With the hex code #B7C8CA, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 78% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% 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 6.4 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAB9B7, 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 12.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green200
Blue202

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #B7C8CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7C8CA.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7C8CA.
12.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7C8CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7C8CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C6CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C4CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2CAC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7C8CA?

With the hex code #B7C8CA, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 78% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B7C8CA?

Use black text. Black on #B7C8CA has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7C8CA?

Its complementary colour is #CAB9B7, and analogous partners are #B7CAC3 and #B7BFCA.