What color is #B5BDCC?

#B5BDCC 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 #B5BDCC?

The RGB value is 181, 189, 204: 181 red, 189 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BDCC?

The complementary color is #CCC4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BDCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BDCC color

#B5BDCC rgb(181, 189, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BDCC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 74.1% green and 80% blue (181, 189, 204).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#B5BDCC color codes

HEX	`#B5BDCC`
RGB	`rgb(181, 189, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 74.1%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.42, 0.21, -8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.42, 8.48, 271.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.15, 50.578, 64.341)`
Decimal	`11910604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BDCC, 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 #B5BDCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BDCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #B5BDCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bdcc; }
.text { color: #b5bdcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bdcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 189 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bdcc, #b9b5cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5BDCC?: #B5BDCC 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 #B5BDCC?: The RGB value is 181, 189, 204: 181 red, 189 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BDCC?: The complementary color is #CCC4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BDCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.