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#C2C6BB

Silver · light neutral

About #C2C6BB

With the hex code #C2C6BB, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 78% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFBBC6, 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 — 12.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red194
Green198
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #C2C6BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #C2C6BB.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #C2C6BB.
12.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2C6BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2C6BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C4BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C4BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3C5C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2C6BB?

With the hex code #C2C6BB, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 78% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #C2C6BB?

Use black text. Black on #C2C6BB has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2C6BB?

Its complementary colour is #BFBBC6, and analogous partners are #C6C5BB and #BCC6BB.