What color is #B8BCBC?

#B8BCBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BCBC?

The RGB value is 184, 188, 188: 184 red, 188 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BCBC?

The complementary color is #BCB8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BCBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BCBC color

#B8BCBC rgb(184, 188, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BCBC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 73.7% green and 73.7% blue (184, 188, 188).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Provence Wind (#B4B9B9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#B8BCBC color codes

HEX	`#B8BCBC`
RGB	`rgb(184, 188, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 73.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.94, -1.39, -0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.94, 1.47, 199.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.826, 49.787, 54.71)`
Decimal	`12106940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BCBC, 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 #B8BCBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BCBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #B8BCBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bcbc; }
.text { color: #b8bcbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bcbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 188 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bcbc, #b8babc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B8BCBC?: #B8BCBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BCBC?: The RGB value is 184, 188, 188: 184 red, 188 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BCBC?: The complementary color is #BCB8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BCBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.