What color is #B8BED0?

#B8BED0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BED0?

The RGB value is 184, 190, 208: 184 red, 190 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BED0?

The complementary color is #D0CAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BED0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BED0 color

#B8BED0 rgb(184, 190, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BED0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.5% green and 81.6% blue (184, 190, 208).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 20% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#B8BED0 color codes

HEX	`#B8BED0`
RGB	`rgb(184, 190, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 74.5%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 20%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.02, 1.49, -9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.02, 9.84, 278.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.563, 51.571, 67.005)`
Decimal	`12107472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BED0, 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 #B8BED0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BED0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #B8BED0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bed0; }
.text { color: #b8bed0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bed0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 190 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bed0, #beb8d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B8BED0?: #B8BED0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BED0?: The RGB value is 184, 190, 208: 184 red, 190 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BED0?: The complementary color is #D0CAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BED0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.