What color is #B5B7C3?

#B5B7C3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B7C3?

The RGB value is 181, 183, 195: 181 red, 183 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B7C3?

The complementary color is #C3C1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B7C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B7C3 color

#B5B7C3 rgb(181, 183, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5B7C3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 71.8% green and 76.5% blue (181, 183, 195).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 10% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#B5B7C3 color codes

HEX	`#B5B7C3`
RGB	`rgb(181, 183, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 71.8%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 10%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 7%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.59, 1.62, -6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.59, 6.51, 284.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.838, 47.631, 58.398)`
Decimal	`11909059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B7C3, 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 #B5B7C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B7C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #B5B7C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b7c3; }
.text { color: #b5b7c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b7c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 183 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b7c3, #bab5c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B5B7C3?: #B5B7C3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B7C3?: The RGB value is 181, 183, 195: 181 red, 183 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B7C3?: The complementary color is #C3C1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B7C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.