What color is #B8BDAE?

#B8BDAE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BDAE?

The RGB value is 184, 189, 174: 184 red, 189 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BDAE?

The complementary color is #B3AEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BDAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BDAE color

#B8BDAE rgb(184, 189, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BDAE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.1% green and 68.2% blue (184, 189, 174).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#B8BDAE color codes

HEX	`#B8BDAE`
RGB	`rgb(184, 189, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 74.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.85, -4.47, 6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.85, 8.29, 122.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.604, 49.642, 47.215)`
Decimal	`12107182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BDAE, 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 #B8BDAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BDAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #B8BDAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bdae; }
.text { color: #b8bdae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bdae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 189 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bdae, #b0bdae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B8BDAE?: #B8BDAE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BDAE?: The RGB value is 184, 189, 174: 184 red, 189 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BDAE?: The complementary color is #B3AEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BDAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.