What color is #B5C7CF?

#B5C7CF 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 #B5C7CF?

The RGB value is 181, 199, 207: 181 red, 199 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C7CF?

The complementary color is #CFBDB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C7CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C7CF color

#B5C7CF rgb(181, 199, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5C7CF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 78% green and 81.2% blue (181, 199, 207).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#B5C7CF color codes

HEX	`#B5C7CF`
RGB	`rgb(181, 199, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 78%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.14, -4.49, -6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.14, 7.55, 233.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.739, 55.175, 66.996)`
Decimal	`11913167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C7CF, 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 #B5C7CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C7CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #B5C7CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c7cf; }
.text { color: #b5c7cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c7cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 199 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c7cf, #b5bacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5C7CF?: #B5C7CF 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 #B5C7CF?: The RGB value is 181, 199, 207: 181 red, 199 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C7CF?: The complementary color is #CFBDB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C7CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.