What color is #B8BEBD?

#B8BEBD is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BEBD?

The RGB value is 184, 190, 189: 184 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BEBD?

The complementary color is #BEB8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BEBD color

#B8BEBD rgb(184, 190, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BEBD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.5% green and 74.1% blue (184, 190, 189).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 4% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Metal (#BABFBC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#B8BEBD color codes

HEX	`#B8BEBD`
RGB	`rgb(184, 190, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 74.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 4%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 3%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.49, -2.26, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.49, 2.27, 185.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.364, 50.691, 55.423)`
Decimal	`12107453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BEBD, 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 #B8BEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #B8BEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bebd; }
.text { color: #b8bebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 190 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bebd, #b8bcbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B8BEBD?: #B8BEBD is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BEBD?: The RGB value is 184, 190, 189: 184 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BEBD?: The complementary color is #BEB8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.