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#B7C8CD

Silver · light neutral

About #B7C8CD

With the hex code #B7C8CD, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 78% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% 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 Silver — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDBCB7, 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 — 12.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red183
Green200
Blue205

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #B7C8CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7C8CD.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7C8CD.
12.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7C8CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7C8CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C7CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C4CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1CAC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7C8CD?

With the hex code #B7C8CD, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 78% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #B7C8CD?

Use black text. Black on #B7C8CD has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7C8CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDBCB7, and analogous partners are #B7CDC7 and #B7BDCD.