What color is #B5BDCA?

#B5BDCA 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 #B5BDCA?

The RGB value is 181, 189, 202: 181 red, 189 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BDCA?

The complementary color is #CAC2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BDCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BDCA color

#B5BDCA rgb(181, 189, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BDCA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 74.1% green and 79.2% blue (181, 189, 202).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#B5BDCA color codes

HEX	`#B5BDCA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 189, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 74.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 10%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.36, -0.19, -7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.36, 7.49, 268.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.912, 50.483, 63.086)`
Decimal	`11910602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BDCA, 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 #B5BDCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BDCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #B5BDCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bdca; }
.text { color: #b5bdca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bdca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 189 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bdca, #b8b5ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5BDCA?: #B5BDCA 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 #B5BDCA?: The RGB value is 181, 189, 202: 181 red, 189 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BDCA?: The complementary color is #CAC2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BDCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.