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#B8CBCC

Silver · light neutral

About #B8CBCC

With the hex code #B8CBCC, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCB9B8, 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 12.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red184
Green203
Blue204

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #B8CBCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B8CBCC.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B8CBCC.
12.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8CBCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8CBCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C9CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C6CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3CDCB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8CBCC?

With the hex code #B8CBCC, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B8CBCC?

Use black text. Black on #B8CBCC has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8CBCC?

Its complementary colour is #CCB9B8, and analogous partners are #B8CCC3 and #B8C1CC.