What color is #B7BFCC?

#B7BFCC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BFCC?

The RGB value is 183, 191, 204: 183 red, 191 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BFCC?

The complementary color is #CCC4B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BFCC color

#B7BFCC rgb(183, 191, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7BFCC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 74.9% green and 80% blue (183, 191, 204).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 17% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Plein Air (#B9C4D2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#B7BFCC color codes

HEX	`#B7BFCC`
RGB	`rgb(183, 191, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 74.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 17%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.09, -0.2, -7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.09, 7.47, 268.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.056, 51.688, 64.507)`
Decimal	`12042188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BFCC, 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 #B7BFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #B7BFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bfcc; }
.text { color: #b7bfcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bfcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 191 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bfcc, #b9b7cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B7BFCC?: #B7BFCC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BFCC?: The RGB value is 183, 191, 204: 183 red, 191 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BFCC?: The complementary color is #CCC4B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.