What color is #B5BBBA?

#B5BBBA is a light gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BBBA?

The RGB value is 181, 187, 186: 181 red, 187 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BBBA?

The complementary color is #BBB5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BBBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BBBA color

#B5BBBA rgb(181, 187, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BBBA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 73.3% green and 72.9% blue (181, 187, 186).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 4% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Provence Wind (#B4B9B9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#B5BBBA color codes

HEX	`#B5BBBA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 187, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 73.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 4%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 3%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.39, -2.27, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.39, 2.28, 185.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.688, 48.909, 53.478)`
Decimal	`11910074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BBBA, 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 #B5BBBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BBBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #B5BBBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bbba; }
.text { color: #b5bbba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bbba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 187 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bbba, #b5b9bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B5BBBA?: #B5BBBA is a light gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BBBA?: The RGB value is 181, 187, 186: 181 red, 187 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BBBA?: The complementary color is #BBB5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BBBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.