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#C8B7BE

Silver · light neutral

About #C8B7BE

With the hex code #C8B7BE, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 72% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% 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 7.6 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B7C8C1, 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 10.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green183
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #C8B7BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #C8B7BE.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #C8B7BE.
10.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8B7BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8B7BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BABE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCBCBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBB7B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8B7BE?

With the hex code #C8B7BE, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 72% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C8B7BE?

Use black text. Black on #C8B7BE has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8B7BE?

Its complementary colour is #B7C8C1, and analogous partners are #C8B7C7 and #C8B9B7.