What color is #B4B3BD?

#B4B3BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B3BD?

The RGB value is 180, 179, 189: 180 red, 179 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B3BD?

The complementary color is #BCBDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B3BD color

#B4B3BD rgb(180, 179, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B3BD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 70.2% green and 74.1% blue (180, 179, 189).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 7% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#B4B3BD color codes

HEX	`#B4B3BD`
RGB	`rgb(180, 179, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 70.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 7%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 5%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.3, 2.26, -4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.3, 5.44, 294.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.126, 45.618, 54.615)`
Decimal	`11842493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B3BD, 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 #B4B3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	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 #B4B3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b3bd; }
.text { color: #b4b3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 179 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b3bd, #b9b3bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4B3BD?: #B4B3BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B3BD?: The RGB value is 180, 179, 189: 180 red, 179 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B3BD?: The complementary color is #BCBDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.