What color is #B8B9CB?

#B8B9CB is a light, grayish blue known as Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cosmic?

The RGB value is 184, 185, 203: 184 red, 185 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cosmic?

The complementary color is #CBCAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B9CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cosmic color: hex code #B8B9CB

#B8B9CB rgb(184, 185, 203)

Shades of gray

Cosmic has the hex code #B8B9CB. It is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 72.5% green and 79.6% blue (184, 185, 203).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

Cosmic (#B8B9CB) color codes

HEX	`#B8B9CB`
RGB	`rgb(184, 185, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 72.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.58, 3.16, -9.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.58, 9.7, 288.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.893, 49.2, 63.462)`
Decimal	`12106187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cosmic, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B8B9CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B9CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B8B9CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b9cb; }
.text { color: #b8b9cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b9cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 185 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b9cb, #c1b8cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

See #B8B9CB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B8B9CB?: #B8B9CB is a light, grayish blue known as Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cosmic?: The RGB value is 184, 185, 203: 184 red, 185 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cosmic?: The complementary color is #CBCAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B9CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.