What color is #B4B9BB?

#B4B9BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B9BB?

The RGB value is 180, 185, 187: 180 red, 185 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B9BB?

The complementary color is #BBB6B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B9BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B9BB color

#B4B9BB rgb(180, 185, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B9BB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 72.5% green and 73.3% blue (180, 185, 187).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 5% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Provence Wind (#B4B9B9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#B4B9BB color codes

HEX	`#B4B9BB`
RGB	`rgb(180, 185, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 72.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 5%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 4%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.82, -1.36, -1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.82, 2.11, 230.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.139, 47.989, 53.889)`
Decimal	`11844027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B9BB, 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 #B4B9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B9BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #B4B9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b9bb; }
.text { color: #b4b9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 185 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b9bb, #b4b5bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B4B9BB?: #B4B9BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B9BB?: The RGB value is 180, 185, 187: 180 red, 185 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B9BB?: The complementary color is #BBB6B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B9BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.