#BBACB7
Silver · light warm gray
About #BBACB7
#BBACB7 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 67% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.1); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACBBB0 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BBACB7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.70:1, 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 #BBACB7?
#BBACB7 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 67% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BBACB7?
Use black text. Black on #BBACB7 has a contrast ratio of 9.70:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBACB7?
Its complementary colour is #ACBBB0, and analogous partners are #B7ACBB and #BBACB0.