What color is #B8B5C1?

#B8B5C1 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 #B8B5C1?

The RGB value is 184, 181, 193: 184 red, 181 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B5C1?

The complementary color is #BEC1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B5C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B5C1 color

#B8B5C1 rgb(184, 181, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8B5C1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 71% green and 75.7% blue (184, 181, 193).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 9% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#B8B5C1 color codes

HEX	`#B8B5C1`
RGB	`rgb(184, 181, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 71%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 6%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.25, 3.33, -5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.25, 6.6, 300.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.915, 47.088, 57.112)`
Decimal	`12105153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B5C1, 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 #B8B5C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B5C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #B8B5C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b5c1; }
.text { color: #b8b5c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b5c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 181 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b5c1, #beb5c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B8B5C1?: #B8B5C1 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 #B8B5C1?: The RGB value is 184, 181, 193: 184 red, 181 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B5C1?: The complementary color is #BEC1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B5C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.