What color is #B5BDB6?

#B5BDB6 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 #B5BDB6?

The RGB value is 181, 189, 182: 181 red, 189 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BDB6?

The complementary color is #BDB5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BDB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BDB6 color

#B5BDB6 rgb(181, 189, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BDB6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 74.1% green and 71.4% blue (181, 189, 182).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 6% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#B5BDB6 color codes

HEX	`#B5BDB6`
RGB	`rgb(181, 189, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 74.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 6%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 4%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.82, -4.08, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.82, 4.83, 147.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.696, 49.596, 51.413)`
Decimal	`11910582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BDB6, 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 #B5BDB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BDB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #B5BDB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bdb6; }
.text { color: #b5bdb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bdb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 189 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bdb6, #b5bdba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5BDB6?: #B5BDB6 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 #B5BDB6?: The RGB value is 181, 189, 182: 181 red, 189 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BDB6?: The complementary color is #BDB5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BDB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.