#BBB2B1
Silver · light neutral
About #BBB2B1
#BBB2B1 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 70% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 5.6); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B1BABB — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BBB2B1 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BBB2B1
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BBB2B1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBB2B1?
#BBB2B1 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 70% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #BBB2B1?
Use black text. Black on #BBB2B1 has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBB2B1?
Its complementary colour is #B1BABB, and analogous partners are #BBB1B5 and #BBB7B1.