What color is #B4B9CD?

#B4B9CD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B9CD?

The RGB value is 180, 185, 205: 180 red, 185 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B9CD?

The complementary color is #CDC8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B9CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B9CD color

#B4B9CD rgb(180, 185, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B9CD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 72.5% green and 80.4% blue (180, 185, 205).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#B4B9CD color codes

HEX	`#B4B9CD`
RGB	`rgb(180, 185, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 72.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 20%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.33, 2.24, -10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.33, 10.89, 281.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.188, 48.808, 64.681)`
Decimal	`11844045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B9CD, 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 #B4B9CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B9CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #B4B9CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b9cd; }
.text { color: #b4b9cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b9cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 185 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b9cd, #bbb4cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4B9CD?: #B4B9CD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B9CD?: The RGB value is 180, 185, 205: 180 red, 185 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B9CD?: The complementary color is #CDC8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B9CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.