#BBBCB6
Silver · light neutral
About #BBBCB6
#BBBCB6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 74% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% 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 3.7); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B7B6BC — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BBBCB6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.98:1 (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 #BBBCB6?
#BBBCB6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 74% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #BBBCB6?
Use black text. Black on #BBBCB6 has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBBCB6?
Its complementary colour is #B7B6BC, and analogous partners are #BCBAB6 and #B8BCB6.