What color is #B8BBBD?

#B8BBBD is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BBBD?

The RGB value is 184, 187, 189: 184 red, 187 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BBBD?

The complementary color is #BDBAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BBBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BBBD color

#B8BBBD rgb(184, 187, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BBBD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 73.3% green and 74.1% blue (184, 187, 189).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 4% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dust to Dust (#BBBCBC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#B8BBBD color codes

HEX	`#B8BBBD`
RGB	`rgb(184, 187, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 73.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 4%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 3%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.7, -0.67, -1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.7, 1.53, 244.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.721, 49.405, 55.209)`
Decimal	`12106685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BBBD, 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 #B8BBBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BBBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #B8BBBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bbbd; }
.text { color: #b8bbbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bbbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 187 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bbbd, #b8b9bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8BBBD?: #B8BBBD is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BBBD?: The RGB value is 184, 187, 189: 184 red, 187 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BBBD?: The complementary color is #BDBAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BBBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.