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#B7CCD2

Silver · light neutral

About #B7CCD2

With the hex code #B7CCD2, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2BDB7, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green204
Blue210

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #B7CCD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7CCD2.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7CCD2.
12.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7CCD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7CCD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CAD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C7D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0CECE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7CCD2?

With the hex code #B7CCD2, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B7CCD2?

Use black text. Black on #B7CCD2 has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7CCD2?

Its complementary colour is #D2BDB7, and analogous partners are #B7D2CA and #B7BFD2.