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#B7CDC8

Silver · light cool teal

About #B7CDC8

With the hex code #B7CDC8, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 80% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDB7BC, 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 12.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green205
Blue200

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #B7CDC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7CDC8.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7CDC8.
12.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7CDC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7CDC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCAC8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C7C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2CECB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7CDC8?

With the hex code #B7CDC8, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 80% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B7CDC8?

Use black text. Black on #B7CDC8 has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7CDC8?

Its complementary colour is #CDB7BC, and analogous partners are #B7CDBD and #B7C7CD.