What color is #B7BDC2?

#B7BDC2 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BDC2?

The RGB value is 183, 189, 194: 183 red, 189 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BDC2?

The complementary color is #C2BCB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BDC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BDC2 color

#B7BDC2 rgb(183, 189, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7BDC2 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 74.1% green and 76.1% blue (183, 189, 194).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 8% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Metallic (#BCC3C7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#B7BDC2 color codes

HEX	`#B7BDC2`
RGB	`rgb(183, 189, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 74.1%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 8%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 6%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.29, -1.11, -3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.29, 3.43, 251.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.462, 50.357, 58.248)`
Decimal	`12041666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BDC2, 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 #B7BDC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BDC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #B7BDC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bdc2; }
.text { color: #b7bdc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bdc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 189 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bdc2, #b7b8c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B7BDC2?: #B7BDC2 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BDC2?: The RGB value is 183, 189, 194: 183 red, 189 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BDC2?: The complementary color is #C2BCB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BDC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.