What color is #B7C0C0?

#B7C0C0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7C0C0?

The RGB value is 183, 192, 192: 183 red, 192 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7C0C0?

The complementary color is #C0B7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7C0C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7C0C0 color

#B7C0C0 rgb(183, 192, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7C0C0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 75.3% green and 75.3% blue (183, 192, 192).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 7% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Metal (#BABFBC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#B7C0C0 color codes

HEX	`#B7C0C0`
RGB	`rgb(183, 192, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 75.3%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 7%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 5%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.02, -3.1, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.02, 3.28, 199.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.891, 51.572, 57.29)`
Decimal	`12042432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7C0C0, 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 #B7C0C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7C0C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #B7C0C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7c0c0; }
.text { color: #b7c0c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7c0c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 192 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7c0c0, #b7bcc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B7C0C0?: #B7C0C0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7C0C0?: The RGB value is 183, 192, 192: 183 red, 192 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7C0C0?: The complementary color is #C0B7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7C0C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.