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#B8CECF

Light Gray · light neutral

About #B8CECF

With the hex code #B8CECF, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFB9B8, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red184
Green206
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #B8CECF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #B8CECF.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #B8CECF.
12.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8CECF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8CECF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCCCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C8CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2D0CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8CECF?

With the hex code #B8CECF, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #B8CECF?

Use black text. Black on #B8CECF has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8CECF?

Its complementary colour is #CFB9B8, and analogous partners are #B8CFC4 and #B8C3CF.