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#B7CBCF

Silver · light neutral

About #B7CBCF

#B7CBCF is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix 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.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.8); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFBBB7 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B7CBCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red183
Green203
Blue207

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #B7CBCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7CBCF.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7CBCF.
12.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7CBCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7CBCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C9CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C6CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1CDCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7CBCF?

#B7CBCF is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix 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 #B7CBCF?

Use black text. Black on #B7CBCF has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7CBCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFBBB7, and analogous partners are #B7CFC7 and #B7BFCF.