What color is #B8BCBE?

#B8BCBE is a light gray, closest to the named color Rough Asphalt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BCBE?

The RGB value is 184, 188, 190: 184 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BCBE?

The complementary color is #BEBAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BCBE color

#B8BCBE rgb(184, 188, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BCBE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 73.7% green and 74.5% blue (184, 188, 190).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 4% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rough Asphalt (#BDBEBF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#B8BCBE color codes

HEX	`#B8BCBE`
RGB	`rgb(184, 188, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 73.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 4%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 3%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.99, -1.01, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.99, 1.8, 235.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.043, 49.874, 55.854)`
Decimal	`12106942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BCBE, 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 #B8BCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #B8BCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bcbe; }
.text { color: #b8bcbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bcbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 188 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bcbe, #b8b9be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B8BCBE?: #B8BCBE is a light gray, closest to the named color Rough Asphalt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BCBE?: The RGB value is 184, 188, 190: 184 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BCBE?: The complementary color is #BEBAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.