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#C6BBC2

Silver · light neutral

About #C6BBC2

With the hex code #C6BBC2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 73% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 22% 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 5.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBC6BF, 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 11.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red198
Green187
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #C6BBC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #C6BBC2.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #C6BBC2.
11.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6BBC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6BBC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBDC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBEC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8BBBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6BBC2?

With the hex code #C6BBC2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 73% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C6BBC2?

Use black text. Black on #C6BBC2 has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6BBC2?

Its complementary colour is #BBC6BF, and analogous partners are #C5BBC6 and #C6BBBC.