What color is #B7B8CB?

#B7B8CB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7B8CB?

The RGB value is 183, 184, 203: 183 red, 184 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7B8CB?

The complementary color is #CBCAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7B8CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7B8CB color

#B7B8CB rgb(183, 184, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7B8CB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 72.2% green and 79.6% blue (183, 184, 203).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 16% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#B7B8CB color codes

HEX	`#B7B8CB`
RGB	`rgb(183, 184, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 72.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 16%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.24, 3.36, -9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.24, 10.25, 289.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.446, 48.66, 63.381)`
Decimal	`12040395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7B8CB, 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 #B7B8CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7B8CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #B7B8CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7b8cb; }
.text { color: #b7b8cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b8cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 184 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7b8cb, #c0b7cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B7B8CB?: #B7B8CB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7B8CB?: The RGB value is 183, 184, 203: 183 red, 184 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7B8CB?: The complementary color is #CBCAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7B8CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.