What color is #B7BCB4?

#B7BCB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BCB4?

The RGB value is 183, 188, 180: 183 red, 188 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BCB4?

The complementary color is #B9B4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BCB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BCB4 color

#B7BCB4 rgb(183, 188, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7BCB4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 73.7% green and 70.6% blue (183, 188, 180).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 6% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#B7BCB4 color codes

HEX	`#B7BCB4`
RGB	`rgb(183, 188, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 73.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 6%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 4%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.66, -3.22, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.66, 4.71, 133.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.748, 49.329, 50.282)`
Decimal	`12041396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BCB4, 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 #B7BCB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BCB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #B7BCB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bcb4; }
.text { color: #b7bcb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bcb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 188 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bcb4, #b4bcb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7BCB4?: #B7BCB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BCB4?: The RGB value is 183, 188, 180: 183 red, 188 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BCB4?: The complementary color is #B9B4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BCB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.