What color is #B8BAD1?

#B8BAD1 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 #B8BAD1?

The RGB value is 184, 186, 209: 184 red, 186 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BAD1?

The complementary color is #D1CFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BAD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BAD1 color

#B8BAD1 rgb(184, 186, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BAD1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 72.9% green and 82% blue (184, 186, 209).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 21% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#B8BAD1 color codes

HEX	`#B8BAD1`
RGB	`rgb(184, 186, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 72.9%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 21%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.01, 3.85, -11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.01, 12.39, 288.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.832, 49.911, 67.37)`
Decimal	`12106449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BAD1, 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 #B8BAD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BAD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #B8BAD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bad1; }
.text { color: #b8bad1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bad1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 186 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bad1, #c3b8d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B8BAD1?: #B8BAD1 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 #B8BAD1?: The RGB value is 184, 186, 209: 184 red, 186 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BAD1?: The complementary color is #D1CFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BAD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.