What color is #B7BFBC?

#B7BFBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BFBC?

The RGB value is 183, 191, 188: 183 red, 191 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BFBC?

The complementary color is #BFB7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BFBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BFBC color

#B7BFBC rgb(183, 191, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7BFBC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 74.9% green and 73.7% blue (183, 191, 188).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 6% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Metal (#BABFBC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#B7BFBC color codes

HEX	`#B7BFBC`
RGB	`rgb(183, 191, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 74.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 6%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 4%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.65, -3.33, 0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.65, 3.37, 170.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.235, 50.959, 54.915)`
Decimal	`12042172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BFBC, 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 #B7BFBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BFBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #B7BFBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bfbc; }
.text { color: #b7bfbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bfbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 191 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bfbc, #b7bebf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7BFBC?: #B7BFBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BFBC?: The RGB value is 183, 191, 188: 183 red, 191 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BFBC?: The complementary color is #BFB7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BFBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.