What color is #B8BDB3?

#B8BDB3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BDB3?

The RGB value is 184, 189, 179: 184 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BDB3?

The complementary color is #B8B3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BDB3?

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.

#B8BDB3 color

#B8BDB3 rgb(184, 189, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BDB3 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.1% green and 70.2% blue (184, 189, 179).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 7% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B8BDB3 color codes

HEX	`#B8BDB3`
RGB	`rgb(184, 189, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 74.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 7%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 5%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.97, -3.58, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.97, 5.71, 128.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.1, 49.84, 49.831)`
Decimal	`12107187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BDB3, 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 #B8BDB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BDB3 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 #B8BDB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bdb3; }
.text { color: #b8bdb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bdb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 189 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bdb3, #b3bdb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8BDB3?: #B8BDB3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BDB3?: The RGB value is 184, 189, 179: 184 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BDB3?: The complementary color is #B8B3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BDB3?: 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.