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#C0B2BB

Silver · light neutral

About #C0B2BB

#C0B2BB is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 70% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.1); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2C0B7 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C0B2BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red192
Green178
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #C0B2BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #C0B2BB.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #C0B2BB.
10.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0B2BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0B2BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B5BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B6BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2B2B5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0B2BB?

#C0B2BB is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 70% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #C0B2BB?

Use black text. Black on #C0B2BB has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0B2BB?

Its complementary colour is #B2C0B7, and analogous partners are #BEB2C0 and #C0B2B4.