What color is #B5C1C8?

#B5C1C8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5C1C8?

The RGB value is 181, 193, 200: 181 red, 193 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C1C8?

The complementary color is #C8BCB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C1C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C1C8 color

#B5C1C8 rgb(181, 193, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5C1C8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 75.7% green and 78.4% blue (181, 193, 200).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 15% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#B5C1C8 color codes

HEX	`#B5C1C8`
RGB	`rgb(181, 193, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 75.7%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 15%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 9%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.36, -2.73, -4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.36, 5.63, 241)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.549, 52.133, 62.137)`
Decimal	`11911624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C1C8, 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 #B5C1C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C1C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #B5C1C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c1c8; }
.text { color: #b5c1c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c1c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 193 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c1c8, #b5b7c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B5C1C8?: #B5C1C8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5C1C8?: The RGB value is 181, 193, 200: 181 red, 193 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C1C8?: The complementary color is #C8BCB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C1C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.