What color is #B7C5BB?

#B7C5BB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7C5BB?

The RGB value is 183, 197, 187: 183 red, 197 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7C5BB?

The complementary color is #C5B7C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7C5BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7C5BB color

#B7C5BB rgb(183, 197, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7C5BB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 77.3% green and 73.3% blue (183, 197, 187).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 11% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#B7C5BB color codes

HEX	`#B7C5BB`
RGB	`rgb(183, 197, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 77.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 11%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 7%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.22, -6.68, 3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.22, 7.48, 153.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.463, 53.587, 54.794)`
Decimal	`12043707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7C5BB, 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 #B7C5BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7C5BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #B7C5BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7c5bb; }
.text { color: #b7c5bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7c5bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 197 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7c5bb, #b7c5c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7C5BB?: #B7C5BB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7C5BB?: The RGB value is 183, 197, 187: 183 red, 197 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7C5BB?: The complementary color is #C5B7C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7C5BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.