What color is #B7BECE?

#B7BECE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BECE?

The RGB value is 183, 190, 206: 183 red, 190 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BECE?

The complementary color is #CEC7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BECE color

#B7BECE rgb(183, 190, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7BECE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 74.5% green and 80.8% blue (183, 190, 206).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#B7BECE color codes

HEX	`#B7BECE`
RGB	`rgb(183, 190, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 74.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 19%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.89, 0.75, -8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.89, 8.89, 274.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.08, 51.35, 65.706)`
Decimal	`12041934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BECE, 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 #B7BECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #B7BECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bece; }
.text { color: #b7bece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 190 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bece, #bbb7ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B7BECE?: #B7BECE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BECE?: The RGB value is 183, 190, 206: 183 red, 190 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BECE?: The complementary color is #CEC7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.