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#C8B7BB

Silver · light neutral

About #C8B7BB

With the hex code #C8B7BB, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 72% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% 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 7.0 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B7C8C4, 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 — 10.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red200
Green183
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #C8B7BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #C8B7BB.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #C8B7BB.
10.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8B7BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8B7BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9B9BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBCBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBB6B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8B7BB?

With the hex code #C8B7BB, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 72% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% 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 #C8B7BB?

Use black text. Black on #C8B7BB has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8B7BB?

Its complementary colour is #B7C8C4, and analogous partners are #C8B7C3 and #C8BCB7.