#B8AABC
Thistle · light cool gray
About #B8AABC
#B8AABC is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 67% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.2); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AEBCAA — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B8AABC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B8AABC?
#B8AABC is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 67% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B8AABC?
Use black text. Black on #B8AABC has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B8AABC?
Its complementary colour is #AEBCAA, and analogous partners are #AFAABC and #BCAAB7.