What color is #B7BFAC?

#B7BFAC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BFAC?

The RGB value is 183, 191, 172: 183 red, 191 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BFAC?

The complementary color is #B4ACBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BFAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BFAC color

#B7BFAC rgb(183, 191, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7BFAC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 74.9% green and 67.5% blue (183, 191, 172).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#B7BFAC color codes

HEX	`#B7BFAC`
RGB	`rgb(183, 191, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 74.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.26, -6.23, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.26, 10.65, 125.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.604, 50.307, 46.329)`
Decimal	`12042156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BFAC, 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 #B7BFAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BFAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #B7BFAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bfac; }
.text { color: #b7bfac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bfac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 191 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bfac, #adbfac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B7BFAC?: #B7BFAC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BFAC?: The RGB value is 183, 191, 172: 183 red, 191 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BFAC?: The complementary color is #B4ACBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BFAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.