#B9BCB2
Silver · light neutral
About #B9BCB2
#B9BCB2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 74% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 5.8); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B5B2BC — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B9BCB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.90:1 (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 #B9BCB2?
#B9BCB2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 74% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #B9BCB2?
Use black text. Black on #B9BCB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B9BCB2?
Its complementary colour is #B5B2BC, and analogous partners are #BCBAB2 and #B4BCB2.