What color is #B5BCB3?

#B5BCB3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BCB3?

The RGB value is 181, 188, 179: 181 red, 188 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BCB3?

The complementary color is #BAB3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BCB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BCB3 color

#B5BCB3 rgb(181, 188, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BCB3 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 73.7% green and 70.2% blue (181, 188, 179).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 6% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#B5BCB3 color codes

HEX	`#B5BCB3`
RGB	`rgb(181, 188, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 73.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 6%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 5%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.48, -4.11, 3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.48, 5.53, 137.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.175, 49.045, 49.726)`
Decimal	`11910323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BCB3, 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 #B5BCB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BCB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #B5BCB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bcb3; }
.text { color: #b5bcb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bcb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 188 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bcb3, #b3bcb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5BCB3?: #B5BCB3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BCB3?: The RGB value is 181, 188, 179: 181 red, 188 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BCB3?: The complementary color is #BAB3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BCB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.