What color is #B5BBC1?

#B5BBC1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BBC1?

The RGB value is 181, 187, 193: 181 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BBC1?

The complementary color is #C1BBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BBC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BBC1 color

#B5BBC1 rgb(181, 187, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BBC1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 73.3% green and 75.7% blue (181, 187, 193).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 9% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#B5BBC1 color codes

HEX	`#B5BBC1`
RGB	`rgb(181, 187, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 73.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 6%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.58, -0.92, -3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.58, 3.86, 256.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.45, 49.214, 57.494)`
Decimal	`11910081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BBC1, 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 #B5BBC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BBC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #B5BBC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bbc1; }
.text { color: #b5bbc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bbc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 187 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bbc1, #b5b5c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B5BBC1?: #B5BBC1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BBC1?: The RGB value is 181, 187, 193: 181 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BBC1?: The complementary color is #C1BBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BBC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.