What color is #B4B7C6?

#B4B7C6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B7C6?

The RGB value is 180, 183, 198: 180 red, 183 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B7C6?

The complementary color is #C6C3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B7C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B7C6 color

#B4B7C6 rgb(180, 183, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B7C6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 71.8% green and 77.6% blue (180, 183, 198).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 14% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#B4B7C6 color codes

HEX	`#B4B7C6`
RGB	`rgb(180, 183, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 71.8%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 14%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 9%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.6, 1.89, -7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.6, 8.15, 283.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.947, 47.647, 60.191)`
Decimal	`11843526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B7C6, 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 #B4B7C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B7C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #B4B7C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b7c6; }
.text { color: #b4b7c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b7c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 183 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b7c6, #bab4c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4B7C6?: #B4B7C6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B7C6?: The RGB value is 180, 183, 198: 180 red, 183 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B7C6?: The complementary color is #C6C3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B7C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.