What color is #B7BABC?

#B7BABC is a light gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BABC?

The RGB value is 183, 186, 188: 183 red, 186 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BABC?

The complementary color is #BCB9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BABC color

#B7BABC rgb(183, 186, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7BABC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 72.9% green and 73.7% blue (183, 186, 188).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 4% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wolfram (#B5B6B7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#B7BABC color codes

HEX	`#B7BABC`
RGB	`rgb(183, 186, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 72.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 4%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 3%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.34, -0.67, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.34, 1.53, 244.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.163, 48.816, 54.558)`
Decimal	`12040892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BABC, 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 #B7BABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #B7BABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7babc; }
.text { color: #b7babc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7babc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 186 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7babc, #b7b8bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7BABC?: #B7BABC is a light gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BABC?: The RGB value is 183, 186, 188: 183 red, 186 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BABC?: The complementary color is #BCB9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.