What color is #B4BFB8?

#B4BFB8 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 #B4BFB8?

The RGB value is 180, 191, 184: 180 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BFB8?

The complementary color is #BFB4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BFB8 color

#B4BFB8 rgb(180, 191, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4BFB8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 74.9% green and 72.2% blue (180, 191, 184).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 8% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#B4BFB8 color codes

HEX	`#B4BFB8`
RGB	`rgb(180, 191, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 74.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 8%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.33, -5.12, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.33, 5.58, 156.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.103, 50.425, 52.642)`
Decimal	`11845560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BFB8, 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 #B4BFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #B4BFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bfb8; }
.text { color: #b4bfb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bfb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 191 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bfb8, #b4bfbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4BFB8?: #B4BFB8 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 #B4BFB8?: The RGB value is 180, 191, 184: 180 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BFB8?: The complementary color is #BFB4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.