What color is #B8BAB7?

#B8BAB7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BAB7?

The RGB value is 184, 186, 183: 184 red, 186 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BAB7?

The complementary color is #B9B7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BAB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BAB7 color

#B8BAB7 rgb(184, 186, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BAB7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 72.9% green and 71.8% blue (184, 186, 183).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 2% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Greystone (#B7B9B5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#B8BAB7 color codes

HEX	`#B8BAB7`
RGB	`rgb(184, 186, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 72.9%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 2%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 2%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.28, -1.25, 1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.28, 1.79, 134.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.872, 48.727, 51.779)`
Decimal	`12106423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BAB7, 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 #B8BAB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BAB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #B8BAB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bab7; }
.text { color: #b8bab7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bab7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 186 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bab7, #b7bab7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B8BAB7?: #B8BAB7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BAB7?: The RGB value is 184, 186, 183: 184 red, 186 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BAB7?: The complementary color is #B9B7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BAB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.