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#BBC2C6

Silver · light neutral

About #BBC2C6

With the hex code #BBC2C6, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 76% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 3.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6BFBB, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green194
Blue198

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 3.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #BBC2C6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BBC2C6.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BBC2C6.
11.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBC2C6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBC2C6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C2C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC0C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8C3C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBC2C6?

With the hex code #BBC2C6, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 76% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BBC2C6?

Use black text. Black on #BBC2C6 has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBC2C6?

Its complementary colour is #C6BFBB, and analogous partners are #BBC6C5 and #BBBCC6.