What color is #B4BCBE?

#B4BCBE 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 #B4BCBE?

The RGB value is 180, 188, 190: 180 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BCBE?

The complementary color is #BEB6B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BCBE color

#B4BCBE rgb(180, 188, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4BCBE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 73.7% green and 74.5% blue (180, 188, 190).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 7% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Provence Wind (#B4B9B9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#B4BCBE color codes

HEX	`#B4BCBE`
RGB	`rgb(180, 188, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 73.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 7%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 5%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.69, -2.38, -1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.69, 3.09, 219.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.098, 49.387, 55.809)`
Decimal	`11844798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BCBE, 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 #B4BCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #B4BCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bcbe; }
.text { color: #b4bcbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bcbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 188 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bcbe, #b4b7be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B4BCBE?: #B4BCBE 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 #B4BCBE?: The RGB value is 180, 188, 190: 180 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BCBE?: The complementary color is #BEB6B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.