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#C8BBB7

Silver · light neutral

About #C8BBB7

With the hex code #C8BBB7, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 73% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% 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 5.4 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B7C4C8, 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 — 11.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red200
Green187
Blue183

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #C8BBB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #C8BBB7.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #C8BBB7.
11.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8BBB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8BBB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBCB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BFB7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCB9BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8BBB7?

With the hex code #C8BBB7, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 73% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% 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 #C8BBB7?

Use black text. Black on #C8BBB7 has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8BBB7?

Its complementary colour is #B7C4C8, and analogous partners are #C8B7BC and #C8C3B7.