What color is #B8B7CB?

#B8B7CB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B7CB?

The RGB value is 184, 183, 203: 184 red, 183 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B7CB?

The complementary color is #CACBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B7CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B7CB color

#B8B7CB rgb(184, 183, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8B7CB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 71.8% green and 79.6% blue (184, 183, 203).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 16% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#B8B7CB color codes

HEX	`#B8B7CB`
RGB	`rgb(184, 183, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 71.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 16%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.06, 4.24, -9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.06, 10.81, 293.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.478, 48.369, 63.323)`
Decimal	`12105675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B7CB, 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 #B8B7CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B7CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #B8B7CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b7cb; }
.text { color: #b8b7cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b7cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 183 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b7cb, #c2b7cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B8B7CB?: #B8B7CB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B7CB?: The RGB value is 184, 183, 203: 184 red, 183 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B7CB?: The complementary color is #CACBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B7CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.