What color is #B8B7B2?

#B8B7B2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B7B2?

The RGB value is 184, 183, 178: 184 red, 183 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B7B2?

The complementary color is #B2B3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B7B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B7B2 color

#B8B7B2 rgb(184, 183, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8B7B2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 71.8% green and 69.8% blue (184, 183, 178).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 4% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Steam Engine (#B2B2AD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#B8B7B2 color codes

HEX	`#B8B7B2`
RGB	`rgb(184, 183, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 71.8%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 4%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 3%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.36, -0.56, 2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.36, 2.72, 101.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.735, 47.272, 48.878)`
Decimal	`12105650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B7B2, 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 #B8B7B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B7B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #B8B7B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b7b2; }
.text { color: #b8b7b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b7b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 183 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b7b2, #b6b8b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B8B7B2?: #B8B7B2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B7B2?: The RGB value is 184, 183, 178: 184 red, 183 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B7B2?: The complementary color is #B2B3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B7B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.