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#C2B3BC

Silver · light neutral

About #C2B3BC

With the hex code #C2B3BC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 70% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B3C2B9, 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 10.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red194
Green179
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #C2B3BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #C2B3BC.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #C2B3BC.
10.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2B3BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2B3BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4B6BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B8BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4B3B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2B3BC?

With the hex code #C2B3BC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 70% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C2B3BC?

Use black text. Black on #C2B3BC has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2B3BC?

Its complementary colour is #B3C2B9, and analogous partners are #C0B3C2 and #C2B3B4.