What color is #B5C3C8?

#B5C3C8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5C3C8?

The RGB value is 181, 195, 200: 181 red, 195 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C3C8?

The complementary color is #C8BAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C3C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C3C8 color

#B5C3C8 rgb(181, 195, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5C3C8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 76.5% green and 78.4% blue (181, 195, 200).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 15% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#B5C3C8 color codes

HEX	`#B5C3C8`
RGB	`rgb(181, 195, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 76.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 15%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 9%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.89, -3.79, -4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.89, 5.62, 227.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.994, 53.023, 62.286)`
Decimal	`11912136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C3C8, 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 #B5C3C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C3C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #B5C3C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c3c8; }
.text { color: #b5c3c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c3c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 195 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c3c8, #b5b9c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B5C3C8?: #B5C3C8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5C3C8?: The RGB value is 181, 195, 200: 181 red, 195 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C3C8?: The complementary color is #C8BAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C3C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.