What color is #B5BCCA?

#B5BCCA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BCCA?

The RGB value is 181, 188, 202: 181 red, 188 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BCCA?

The complementary color is #CAC3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BCCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BCCA color

#B5BCCA rgb(181, 188, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BCCA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 73.7% green and 79.2% blue (181, 188, 202).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#B5BCCA color codes

HEX	`#B5BCCA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 188, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 73.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 10%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.1, 0.34, -7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.1, 7.88, 272.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.698, 50.054, 63.014)`
Decimal	`11910346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BCCA, 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 #B5BCCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BCCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #B5BCCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bcca; }
.text { color: #b5bcca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bcca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 188 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bcca, #b9b5ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5BCCA?: #B5BCCA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BCCA?: The RGB value is 181, 188, 202: 181 red, 188 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BCCA?: The complementary color is #CAC3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BCCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.