What color is #B4BDC7?

#B4BDC7 is a light, grayish azure known as Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4BDC7?

The RGB value is 180, 189, 199: 180 red, 189 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BDC7?

The complementary color is #C7BEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BDC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BDC7 color

#B4BDC7 rgb(180, 189, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4BDC7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 74.1% green and 78% blue (180, 189, 199).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 15% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

This exact color is also called Stainless Steel.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#B4BDC7 color codes

HEX	`#B4BDC7`
RGB	`rgb(180, 189, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 74.1%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 15%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 10%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.21, -1.13, -6.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.21, 6.2, 259.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.327, 50.221, 61.222)`
Decimal	`11845063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BDC7, 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 #B4BDC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BDC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #B4BDC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bdc7; }
.text { color: #b4bdc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bdc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 189 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bdc7, #b5b4c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B4BDC7?: #B4BDC7 is a light, grayish azure known as Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4BDC7?: The RGB value is 180, 189, 199: 180 red, 189 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BDC7?: The complementary color is #C7BEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BDC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.