What color is #B4BFBC?

#B4BFBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4BFBC?

The RGB value is 180, 191, 188: 180 red, 191 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BFBC?

The complementary color is #BFB4B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BFBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BFBC color

#B4BFBC rgb(180, 191, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4BFBC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 74.9% green and 73.7% blue (180, 191, 188).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 8% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#B4BFBC color codes

HEX	`#B4BFBC`
RGB	`rgb(180, 191, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 74.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 8%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.43, -4.36, 0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.43, 4.36, 177.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.528, 50.595, 54.882)`
Decimal	`11845564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BFBC, 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 #B4BFBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BFBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #B4BFBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bfbc; }
.text { color: #b4bfbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bfbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 191 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bfbc, #b4bdbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4BFBC?: #B4BFBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4BFBC?: The RGB value is 180, 191, 188: 180 red, 191 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BFBC?: The complementary color is #BFB4B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BFBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.