#B7C9BC · Silver

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#B7C9BC is a light, nearly neutral gray color, closest to Silver and near Silver and Ash. In OKLCH it has 82% lightness and 0.03 chroma at hue 154°. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #B7C9BC a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#B7C9BC
RGBrgb(183, 201, 188)
HSLhsl(137, 14%, 75%)
CMYK9, 0, 6, 21
CSS var--silver
Contrast1.74:1 white · 12.09:1 black

Similar named colors

Silver #C0C0C0Ash #B2BEB5Putty #CDBFA9Lavender Gray #C4C3D0Fog #D3D3D3

How to use #B7C9BC

Black text passes WCAG AA on #B7C9BC (12.09:1); white text does not (1.74:1).

For a calm scheme pair #B7C9BC with its analogous neighbors #BAC8B6 and #B6C8C4; for contrast use its complement #C8B6C3 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--silver: #B7C9BC;

Shades & tints

#252826#49504B#6E7971#92A196#B7C9BC#C5D4C9#D4DFD7#E2E9E4#F1F4F2

Color harmonies for #B7C9BC

Complementary

#B7C9BC#C8B6C3

Analogous

#B7C9BC#BAC8B6#B6C8C4

Triadic

#B7C9BC#BBB6C8#C8BBB6

Split complementary

#B7C9BC#C4B6C8#C8B6BA

Tetradic

#B7C9BC#B6BAC8#C8B6C3#C8C4B6

Palettes with #B7C9BC