What color is #B4B9C1?

#B4B9C1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B9C1?

The RGB value is 180, 185, 193: 180 red, 185 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B9C1?

The complementary color is #C1BCB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B9C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B9C1 color

#B4B9C1 rgb(180, 185, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B9C1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 72.5% green and 75.7% blue (180, 185, 193).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 9% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#B4B9C1 color codes

HEX	`#B4B9C1`
RGB	`rgb(180, 185, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 72.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 7%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.98, -0.19, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.98, 4.65, 267.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.795, 48.251, 57.342)`
Decimal	`11844033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B9C1, 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 #B4B9C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B9C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #B4B9C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b9c1; }
.text { color: #b4b9c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b9c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 185 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b9c1, #b6b4c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B4B9C1?: #B4B9C1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B9C1?: The RGB value is 180, 185, 193: 180 red, 185 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B9C1?: The complementary color is #C1BCB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B9C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.