What color is #B8BFB4?

#B8BFB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BFB4?

The RGB value is 184, 191, 180: 184 red, 191 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BFB4?

The complementary color is #BBB4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BFB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BFB4 color

#B8BFB4 rgb(184, 191, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BFB4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.9% green and 70.6% blue (184, 191, 180).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 8% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#B8BFB4 color codes

HEX	`#B8BFB4`
RGB	`rgb(184, 191, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 74.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 8%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.53, -4.46, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.53, 6.48, 133.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.635, 50.747, 50.509)`
Decimal	`12107700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BFB4, 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 #B8BFB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BFB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #B8BFB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bfb4; }
.text { color: #b8bfb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bfb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 191 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bfb4, #b4bfb6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B8BFB4?: #B8BFB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BFB4?: The RGB value is 184, 191, 180: 184 red, 191 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BFB4?: The complementary color is #BBB4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BFB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.