What color is #B7B9BE?

#B7B9BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7B9BE?

The RGB value is 183, 185, 190: 183 red, 185 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7B9BE?

The complementary color is #BEBCB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7B9BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7B9BE color

#B7B9BE rgb(183, 185, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7B9BE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 72.5% green and 74.5% blue (183, 185, 190).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 5% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#B7B9BE color codes

HEX	`#B7B9BE`
RGB	`rgb(183, 185, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 72.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 5%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 4%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.13, 0.25, -2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.13, 2.78, 275.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.17, 48.483, 55.631)`
Decimal	`12040638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7B9BE, 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 #B7B9BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7B9BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #B7B9BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7b9be; }
.text { color: #b7b9be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b9be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 185 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7b9be, #b9b7be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B7B9BE?: #B7B9BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7B9BE?: The RGB value is 183, 185, 190: 183 red, 185 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7B9BE?: The complementary color is #BEBCB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7B9BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.