What color is #B4BEB4?

#B4BEB4 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 #B4BEB4?

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

What is the complementary color of #B4BEB4?

The complementary color is #BEB4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BEB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BEB4 color

#B4BEB4 rgb(180, 190, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4BEB4 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 7% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#B4BEB4 color codes

HEX	`#B4BEB4`
RGB	`rgb(180, 190, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 74.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 7%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.96, -5.33, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.96, 6.58, 144.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.473, 49.825, 50.393)`
Decimal	`11845300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BEB4, 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 #B4BEB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BEB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #B4BEB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4beb4; }
.text { color: #b4beb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4beb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 190 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4beb4, #b4beb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4BEB4?: #B4BEB4 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 #B4BEB4?: The RGB value is 180, 190, 180: 180 red, 190 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BEB4?: The complementary color is #BEB4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BEB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.