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#CAB7BC

Silver · light neutral

About #CAB7BC

With the hex code #CAB7BC, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 72% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% 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 7.8 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B7CAC5, 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 11.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green183
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #CAB7BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CAB7BC.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CAB7BC.
11.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAB7BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAB7BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BABC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBDBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEB6B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAB7BC?

With the hex code #CAB7BC, this is a light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 72% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CAB7BC?

Use black text. Black on #CAB7BC has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAB7BC?

Its complementary colour is #B7CAC5, and analogous partners are #CAB7C5 and #CABCB7.