What color is #B4BFD4?

#B4BFD4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4BFD4?

The RGB value is 180, 191, 212: 180 red, 191 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BFD4?

The complementary color is #D4C9B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BFD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BFD4 color

#B4BFD4 rgb(180, 191, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4BFD4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 74.9% green and 83.1% blue (180, 191, 212).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 27% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#B4BFD4 color codes

HEX	`#B4BFD4`
RGB	`rgb(180, 191, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 74.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 27%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 15%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.11, 0.48, -11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.11, 11.8, 272.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.334, 51.718, 69.658)`
Decimal	`11845588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BFD4, 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 #B4BFD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BFD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #B4BFD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bfd4; }
.text { color: #b4bfd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bfd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 191 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bfd4, #b9b4d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4BFD4?: #B4BFD4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4BFD4?: The RGB value is 180, 191, 212: 180 red, 191 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BFD4?: The complementary color is #D4C9B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BFD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.