What color is #B5BBCE?

#B5BBCE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BBCE?

The RGB value is 181, 187, 206: 181 red, 187 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BBCE?

The complementary color is #CEC8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BBCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BBCE color

#B5BBCE rgb(181, 187, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BBCE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 73.3% green and 80.8% blue (181, 187, 206).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#B5BBCE color codes

HEX	`#B5BBCE`
RGB	`rgb(181, 187, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 73.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.96, 1.7, -10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.96, 10.4, 279.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.965, 49.82, 65.47)`
Decimal	`11910094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BBCE, 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 #B5BBCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BBCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #B5BBCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bbce; }
.text { color: #b5bbce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bbce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 187 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bbce, #bbb5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5BBCE?: #B5BBCE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BBCE?: The RGB value is 181, 187, 206: 181 red, 187 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BBCE?: The complementary color is #CEC8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BBCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.