What color is #B8BFC3?

#B8BFC3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BFC3?

The RGB value is 184, 191, 195: 184 red, 191 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BFC3?

The complementary color is #C3BCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BFC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BFC3 color

#B8BFC3 rgb(184, 191, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BFC3 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.9% green and 76.5% blue (184, 191, 195).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 8% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Metallic (#BCC3C7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#B8BFC3 color codes

HEX	`#B8BFC3`
RGB	`rgb(184, 191, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 74.9%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 8%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 6%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.92, -1.65, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.92, 3.29, 239.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.246, 51.392, 58.997)`
Decimal	`12107715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BFC3, 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 #B8BFC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BFC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #B8BFC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bfc3; }
.text { color: #b8bfc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bfc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 191 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bfc3, #b8bac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B8BFC3?: #B8BFC3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BFC3?: The RGB value is 184, 191, 195: 184 red, 191 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BFC3?: The complementary color is #C3BCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BFC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.