What color is #B7CAC9?

#B7CAC9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7CAC9?

The RGB value is 183, 202, 201: 183 red, 202 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7CAC9?

The complementary color is #CAB7B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7CAC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7CAC9 color

#B7CAC9 rgb(183, 202, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7CAC9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 79.2% green and 78.8% blue (183, 202, 201).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 15% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#B7CAC9 color codes

HEX	`#B7CAC9`
RGB	`rgb(183, 202, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 79.2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 15%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 9%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.91, -6.61, -1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.91, 6.82, 194.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.189, 56.525, 63.46)`
Decimal	`12045001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7CAC9, 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 #B7CAC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7CAC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #B7CAC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7cac9; }
.text { color: #b7cac9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7cac9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 202 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7cac9, #b7c2ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B7CAC9?: #B7CAC9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7CAC9?: The RGB value is 183, 202, 201: 183 red, 202 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7CAC9?: The complementary color is #CAB7B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7CAC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.