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#BCC2B3

Light Sage · light cool gray

About #BCC2B3

With the hex code #BCC2B3, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 76% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B9B3C2, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red188
Green194
Blue179

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #BCC2B3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCC2B3.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCC2B3.
11.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCC2B3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCC2B3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C0B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C0B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDC0BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCC2B3?

With the hex code #BCC2B3, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 76% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCC2B3?

Use black text. Black on #BCC2B3 has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCC2B3?

Its complementary colour is #B9B3C2, and analogous partners are #C2C0B3 and #B4C2B3.