What color is #B5B8A7?

#B5B8A7 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B8A7?

The RGB value is 181, 184, 167: 181 red, 184 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B8A7?

The complementary color is #AAA7B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B8A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B8A7 color

#B5B8A7 rgb(181, 184, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5B8A7 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 72.2% green and 65.5% blue (181, 184, 167).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 11% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#B5B8A7 color codes

HEX	`#B5B8A7`
RGB	`rgb(181, 184, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 72.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 11%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 9%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.12, -4.11, 8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.12, 9.24, 116.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.171, 46.895, 43.329)`
Decimal	`11909287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B8A7, 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 #B5B8A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B8A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #B5B8A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b8a7; }
.text { color: #b5b8a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b8a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 184 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b8a7, #adb8a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5B8A7?: #B5B8A7 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B8A7?: The RGB value is 181, 184, 167: 181 red, 184 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B8A7?: The complementary color is #AAA7B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B8A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.