What color is #B4BCB2?

#B4BCB2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4BCB2?

The RGB value is 180, 188, 178: 180 red, 188 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BCB2?

The complementary color is #BAB2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BCB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BCB2 color

#B4BCB2 rgb(180, 188, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4BCB2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 73.7% green and 69.8% blue (180, 188, 178).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 7% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#B4BCB2 color codes

HEX	`#B4BCB2`
RGB	`rgb(180, 188, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 73.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 7%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 5%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.38, -4.64, 4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.38, 6.19, 138.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.84, 48.884, 49.184)`
Decimal	`11844786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BCB2, 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 #B4BCB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BCB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #B4BCB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bcb2; }
.text { color: #b4bcb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bcb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 188 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bcb2, #b2bcb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4BCB2?: #B4BCB2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4BCB2?: The RGB value is 180, 188, 178: 180 red, 188 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BCB2?: The complementary color is #BAB2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BCB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.