What color is #B8BDCA?

#B8BDCA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BDCA?

The RGB value is 184, 189, 202: 184 red, 189 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BDCA?

The complementary color is #CAC5B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BDCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BDCA color

#B8BDCA rgb(184, 189, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BDCA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.1% green and 79.2% blue (184, 189, 202).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#B8BDCA color codes

HEX	`#B8BDCA`
RGB	`rgb(184, 189, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 74.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 9%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.59, 0.8, -7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.59, 7.17, 276.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.623, 50.849, 63.119)`
Decimal	`12107210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BDCA, 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 #B8BDCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BDCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #B8BDCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bdca; }
.text { color: #b8bdca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bdca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 189 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bdca, #bcb8ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B8BDCA?: #B8BDCA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BDCA?: The RGB value is 184, 189, 202: 184 red, 189 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BDCA?: The complementary color is #CAC5B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BDCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.