What color is #B5BDC0?

#B5BDC0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BDC0?

The RGB value is 181, 189, 192: 181 red, 189 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BDC0?

The complementary color is #C0B8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BDC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BDC0 color

#B5BDC0 rgb(181, 189, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BDC0 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 74.1% green and 75.3% blue (181, 189, 192).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 8% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Metallic (#BCC3C7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#B5BDC0 color codes

HEX	`#B5BDC0`
RGB	`rgb(181, 189, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 74.1%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 8%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.08, -2.18, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.08, 3.3, 228.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.766, 50.024, 57.051)`
Decimal	`11910592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BDC0, 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 #B5BDC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BDC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #B5BDC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bdc0; }
.text { color: #b5bdc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bdc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 189 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bdc0, #b5b8c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B5BDC0?: #B5BDC0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BDC0?: The RGB value is 181, 189, 192: 181 red, 189 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BDC0?: The complementary color is #C0B8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BDC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.