What color is #B4C1C4?

#B4C1C4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4C1C4?

The RGB value is 180, 193, 196: 180 red, 193 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4C1C4?

The complementary color is #C4B7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4C1C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4C1C4 color

#B4C1C4 rgb(180, 193, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4C1C4 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 75.7% green and 76.9% blue (180, 193, 196).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 12% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#B4C1C4 color codes

HEX	`#B4C1C4`
RGB	`rgb(180, 193, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 75.7%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 12%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 8%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.18, -3.86, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.18, 4.91, 218.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.854, 51.828, 59.697)`
Decimal	`11846084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4C1C4, 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 #B4C1C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4C1C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #B4C1C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4c1c4; }
.text { color: #b4c1c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4c1c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 193 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4c1c4, #b4b9c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B4C1C4?: #B4C1C4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4C1C4?: The RGB value is 180, 193, 196: 180 red, 193 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4C1C4?: The complementary color is #C4B7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4C1C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.