What color is #B7CBCD?

#B7CBCD 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 #B7CBCD?

The RGB value is 183, 203, 205: 183 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7CBCD?

The complementary color is #CDB9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7CBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7CBCD color

#B7CBCD rgb(183, 203, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7CBCD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 79.6% green and 80.4% blue (183, 203, 205).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 18% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#B7CBCD color codes

HEX	`#B7CBCD`
RGB	`rgb(183, 203, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 79.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 18%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.28, -6.34, -3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.28, 7.14, 207.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.901, 57.186, 66.049)`
Decimal	`12045261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7CBCD, 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 #B7CBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7CBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #B7CBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7cbcd; }
.text { color: #b7cbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7cbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 203 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7cbcd, #b7c0cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B7CBCD?: #B7CBCD 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 #B7CBCD?: The RGB value is 183, 203, 205: 183 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7CBCD?: The complementary color is #CDB9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7CBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.