#BCB2B4
Silver · light neutral
About #BCB2B4
With the hex code #BCB2B4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 70% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% 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 5.8 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2BCBA, 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 10.17:1 (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 #BCB2B4?
With the hex code #BCB2B4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 70% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #BCB2B4?
Use black text. Black on #BCB2B4 has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCB2B4?
Its complementary colour is #B2BCBA, and analogous partners are #BCB2B9 and #BCB5B2.