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#BAC4BF

Silver · light neutral

About #BAC4BF

With the hex code #BAC4BF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 77% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 23% 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 4.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4BABF, 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 — 11.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green196
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 4.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #BAC4BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BAC4BF.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BAC4BF.
11.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAC4BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAC4BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C2BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C1BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8C4C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAC4BF?

With the hex code #BAC4BF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 77% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 23% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BAC4BF?

Use black text. Black on #BAC4BF has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAC4BF?

Its complementary colour is #C4BABF, and analogous partners are #BAC4BA and #BAC4C4.