What color is #B4BEC4?

#B4BEC4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4BEC4?

The RGB value is 180, 190, 196: 180 red, 190 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BEC4?

The complementary color is #C4BAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BEC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BEC4 color

#B4BEC4 rgb(180, 190, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4BEC4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 74.5% green and 76.9% blue (180, 190, 196).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 12% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#B4BEC4 color codes

HEX	`#B4BEC4`
RGB	`rgb(180, 190, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 74.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 12%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 8%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.38, -2.27, -4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.38, 4.78, 241.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.198, 50.515, 59.478)`
Decimal	`11845316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BEC4, 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 #B4BEC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BEC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #B4BEC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bec4; }
.text { color: #b4bec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 190 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bec4, #b4b6c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B4BEC4?: #B4BEC4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4BEC4?: The RGB value is 180, 190, 196: 180 red, 190 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BEC4?: The complementary color is #C4BAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BEC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.