What color is #B8B3C1?

#B8B3C1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B3C1?

The RGB value is 184, 179, 193: 184 red, 179 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B3C1?

The complementary color is #BCC1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B3C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B3C1 color

#B8B3C1 rgb(184, 179, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8B3C1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 70.2% green and 75.7% blue (184, 179, 193).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 10% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#B8B3C1 color codes

HEX	`#B8B3C1`
RGB	`rgb(184, 179, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 70.2%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 10%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 7%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.73, 4.41, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.73, 7.83, 304.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.511, 46.281, 56.977)`
Decimal	`12104641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B3C1, 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 #B8B3C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B3C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #B8B3C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b3c1; }
.text { color: #b8b3c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b3c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 179 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b3c1, #bfb3c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B8B3C1?: #B8B3C1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B3C1?: The RGB value is 184, 179, 193: 184 red, 179 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B3C1?: The complementary color is #BCC1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B3C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.