What color is #B8B4BA?

#B8B4BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B4BA?

The RGB value is 184, 180, 186: 184 red, 180 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B4BA?

The complementary color is #B6BAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B4BA color

#B8B4BA rgb(184, 180, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8B4BA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 70.6% green and 72.9% blue (184, 180, 186).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 4% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#B8B4BA color codes

HEX	`#B8B4BA`
RGB	`rgb(184, 180, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 70.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 4%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 3%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.79, 2.53, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.79, 3.59, 314.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.95, 46.378, 53.029)`
Decimal	`12104890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B4BA, 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 #B8B4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #B8B4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b4ba; }
.text { color: #b8b4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 180 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b4ba, #bab4b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B8B4BA?: #B8B4BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B4BA?: The RGB value is 184, 180, 186: 184 red, 180 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B4BA?: The complementary color is #B6BAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.