What color is #B8BBAF?

#B8BBAF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BBAF?

The RGB value is 184, 187, 175: 184 red, 187 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BBAF?

The complementary color is #B2AFBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BBAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BBAF color

#B8BBAF rgb(184, 187, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BBAF is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 73.3% green and 68.6% blue (184, 187, 175).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 8% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#B8BBAF color codes

HEX	`#B8BBAF`
RGB	`rgb(184, 187, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 73.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 8%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.34, -3.23, 5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.34, 6.56, 119.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.274, 48.826, 47.588)`
Decimal	`12106671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BBAF, 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 #B8BBAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BBAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #B8BBAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bbaf; }
.text { color: #b8bbaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bbaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 187 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bbaf, #b2bbaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8BBAF?: #B8BBAF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BBAF?: The RGB value is 184, 187, 175: 184 red, 187 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BBAF?: The complementary color is #B2AFBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BBAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.