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#CBB2B8

Silver · light warm red

About #CBB2B8

#CBB2B8 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 70% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.4), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2CBC5 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green178
Blue184

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #CBB2B8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CBB2B8.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CBB2B8.
10.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB2B8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB2B8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B6B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABAB8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B1B4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB2B8?

#CBB2B8 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 70% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB2B8?

Use black text. Black on #CBB2B8 has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB2B8?

Its complementary colour is #B2CBC5, and analogous partners are #CBB2C5 and #CBB8B2.