#B8BBC3
Silver · light neutral
About #B8BBC3
#B8BBC3 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 73% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% 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 4.8); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C3C0B8 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B8BBC3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B8BBC3
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B8BBC3?
#B8BBC3 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 73% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #B8BBC3?
Use black text. Black on #B8BBC3 has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B8BBC3?
Its complementary colour is #C3C0B8, and analogous partners are #B8C1C3 and #BBB8C3.