What color is #B8B7C8?

#B8B7C8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B7C8?

The RGB value is 184, 183, 200: 184 red, 183 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B7C8?

The complementary color is #C7C8B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B7C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B7C8 color

#B8B7C8 rgb(184, 183, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8B7C8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 71.8% green and 78.4% blue (184, 183, 200).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 13% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#B8B7C8 color codes

HEX	`#B8B7C8`
RGB	`rgb(184, 183, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 71.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 13%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.97, 3.63, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.97, 9.19, 293.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.124, 48.227, 61.459)`
Decimal	`12105672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B7C8, 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 #B8B7C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B7C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #B8B7C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b7c8; }
.text { color: #b8b7c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b7c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 183 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b7c8, #c1b7c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B8B7C8?: #B8B7C8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B7C8?: The RGB value is 184, 183, 200: 184 red, 183 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B7C8?: The complementary color is #C7C8B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B7C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.