What color is #B7BBB9?

#B7BBB9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BBB9?

The RGB value is 183, 187, 185: 183 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BBB9?

The complementary color is #BBB7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BBB9 color

#B7BBB9 rgb(183, 187, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7BBB9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 73.3% green and 72.5% blue (183, 187, 185).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 3% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Provence Wind (#B4B9B9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#B7BBB9 color codes

HEX	`#B7BBB9`
RGB	`rgb(183, 187, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 73.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 3%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 2%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.52, -1.77, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.52, 1.84, 163.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.054, 49.111, 52.943)`
Decimal	`12041145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BBB9, 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 #B7BBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #B7BBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bbb9; }
.text { color: #b7bbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 187 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bbb9, #b7bbbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B7BBB9?: #B7BBB9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BBB9?: The RGB value is 183, 187, 185: 183 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BBB9?: The complementary color is #BBB7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.