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#BCC7CC

Silver · light neutral

About #BCC7CC

With the hex code #BCC7CC, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 78% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% 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 5.1 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCC1BC, 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 12.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green199
Blue204

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #BCC7CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BCC7CC.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BCC7CC.
12.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCC7CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCC7CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C6CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C4CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8C9C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCC7CC?

With the hex code #BCC7CC, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 78% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BCC7CC?

Use black text. Black on #BCC7CC has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCC7CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCC1BC, and analogous partners are #BCCCC9 and #BCBFCC.