What color is #B5BCC3?

#B5BCC3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BCC3?

The RGB value is 181, 188, 195: 181 red, 188 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BCC3?

The complementary color is #C3BCB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BCC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BCC3 color

#B5BCC3 rgb(181, 188, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BCC3 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 73.7% green and 76.5% blue (181, 188, 195).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 10% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#B5BCC3 color codes

HEX	`#B5BCC3`
RGB	`rgb(181, 188, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 73.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 10%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 7%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.9, -1.06, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.9, 4.49, 256.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.888, 49.73, 58.748)`
Decimal	`11910339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BCC3, 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 #B5BCC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BCC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #B5BCC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bcc3; }
.text { color: #b5bcc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bcc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 188 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bcc3, #b5b5c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B5BCC3?: #B5BCC3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BCC3?: The RGB value is 181, 188, 195: 181 red, 188 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BCC3?: The complementary color is #C3BCB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BCC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.