What color is #B8B8C3?

#B8B8C3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B8C3?

The RGB value is 184, 184, 195: 184 red, 184 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B8C3?

The complementary color is #C3C3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B8C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B8C3 color

#B8B8C3 rgb(184, 184, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8B8C3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 72.2% green and 76.5% blue (184, 184, 195).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 8% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#B8B8C3 color codes

HEX	`#B8B8C3`
RGB	`rgb(184, 184, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 72.2%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 8%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.08, 2.1, -5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.08, 5.93, 290.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.756, 48.411, 58.5)`
Decimal	`12105923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B8C3, 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 #B8B8C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B8C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #B8B8C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b8c3; }
.text { color: #b8b8c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b8c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 184 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b8c3, #beb8c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B8B8C3?: #B8B8C3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B8C3?: The RGB value is 184, 184, 195: 184 red, 184 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B8C3?: The complementary color is #C3C3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B8C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.