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#B8CDCA

Silver · light neutral

About #B8CDCA

With the hex code #B8CDCA, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 80% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% 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 8.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDB8BB, 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 12.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red184
Green205
Blue202

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #B8CDCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B8CDCA.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B8CDCA.
12.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8CDCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8CDCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCACA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C7CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3CECC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8CDCA?

With the hex code #B8CDCA, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 80% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B8CDCA?

Use black text. Black on #B8CDCA has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8CDCA?

Its complementary colour is #CDB8BB, and analogous partners are #B8CDBF and #B8C6CD.