What color is #B5BEC7?

#B5BEC7 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 #B5BEC7?

The RGB value is 181, 190, 199: 181 red, 190 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BEC7?

The complementary color is #C7BEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BEC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BEC7 color

#B5BEC7 rgb(181, 190, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BEC7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 74.5% green and 78% blue (181, 190, 199).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 14% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#B5BEC7 color codes

HEX	`#B5BEC7`
RGB	`rgb(181, 190, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 74.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 14%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 9%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.54, -1.33, -5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.54, 5.75, 256.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.776, 50.774, 61.305)`
Decimal	`11910855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BEC7, 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 #B5BEC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BEC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #B5BEC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bec7; }
.text { color: #b5bec7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bec7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 190 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bec7, #b5b5c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B5BEC7?: #B5BEC7 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 #B5BEC7?: The RGB value is 181, 190, 199: 181 red, 190 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BEC7?: The complementary color is #C7BEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BEC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.