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#BAC2CD

Silver · light neutral

About #BAC2CD

With the hex code #BAC2CD, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 76% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% 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 very close to Silver — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDC5BA, 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 — 11.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green194
Blue205

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #BAC2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BAC2CD.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BAC2CD.
11.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAC2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAC2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC2CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCC0CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6C4C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAC2CD?

With the hex code #BAC2CD, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 76% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BAC2CD?

Use black text. Black on #BAC2CD has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAC2CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDC5BA, and analogous partners are #BACCCD and #BBBACD.