What color is #B4C9CF?

#B4C9CF 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 #B4C9CF?

The RGB value is 180, 201, 207: 180 red, 201 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4C9CF?

The complementary color is #CFBAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4C9CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4C9CF color

#B4C9CF rgb(180, 201, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4C9CF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 78.8% green and 81.2% blue (180, 201, 207).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 22% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#B4C9CF color codes

HEX	`#B4C9CF`
RGB	`rgb(180, 201, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 78.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 22%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.6, -5.86, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.6, 7.97, 222.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.969, 55.981, 67.139)`
Decimal	`11848143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4C9CF, 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 #B4C9CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4C9CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	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 #B4C9CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4c9cf; }
.text { color: #b4c9cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4c9cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 201 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4c9cf, #b4bbcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4C9CF?: #B4C9CF 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 #B4C9CF?: The RGB value is 180, 201, 207: 180 red, 201 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4C9CF?: The complementary color is #CFBAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4C9CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.