What color is #B7BFC8?

#B7BFC8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BFC8?

The RGB value is 183, 191, 200: 183 red, 191 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BFC8?

The complementary color is #C8C0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BFC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BFC8 color

#B7BFC8 rgb(183, 191, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7BFC8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 74.9% green and 78.4% blue (183, 191, 200).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 13% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#B7BFC8 color codes

HEX	`#B7BFC8`
RGB	`rgb(183, 191, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 74.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 13%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.98, -1, -5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.98, 5.56, 259.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.582, 51.499, 62.013)`
Decimal	`12042184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BFC8, 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 #B7BFC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BFC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #B7BFC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bfc8; }
.text { color: #b7bfc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bfc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 191 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bfc8, #b8b7c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B7BFC8?: #B7BFC8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BFC8?: The RGB value is 183, 191, 200: 183 red, 191 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BFC8?: The complementary color is #C8C0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BFC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.