What color is #B4B9C6?

#B4B9C6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B9C6?

The RGB value is 180, 185, 198: 180 red, 185 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B9C6?

The complementary color is #C6C1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B9C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B9C6 color

#B4B9C6 rgb(180, 185, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B9C6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 72.5% green and 77.6% blue (180, 185, 198).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 14% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#B4B9C6 color codes

HEX	`#B4B9C6`
RGB	`rgb(180, 185, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 72.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 14%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 9%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.13, 0.81, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.13, 7.2, 276.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.362, 48.478, 60.33)`
Decimal	`11844038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B9C6, 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 #B4B9C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B9C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #B4B9C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b9c6; }
.text { color: #b4b9c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b9c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 185 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b9c6, #b8b4c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B4B9C6?: #B4B9C6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B9C6?: The RGB value is 180, 185, 198: 180 red, 185 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B9C6?: The complementary color is #C6C1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B9C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.