What color is #B4B4B9?

#B4B4B9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B4B9?

The RGB value is 180, 180, 185: 180 red, 180 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B4B9?

The complementary color is #B9B9B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B4B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B4B9 color

#B4B4B9 rgb(180, 180, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B4B9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 70.6% green and 72.5% blue (180, 180, 185).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#B4B4B9 color codes

HEX	`#B4B4B9`
RGB	`rgb(180, 180, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 70.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.45, 0.95, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.45, 2.71, 290.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.899, 45.849, 52.426)`
Decimal	`11842745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B4B9, 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 #B4B4B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B4B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #B4B4B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b4b9; }
.text { color: #b4b4b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b4b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 180 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b4b9, #b6b4b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B4B4B9?: #B4B4B9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B4B9?: The RGB value is 180, 180, 185: 180 red, 180 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B4B9?: The complementary color is #B9B9B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B4B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.