What color is #B8C0BC?

#B8C0BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8C0BC?

The RGB value is 184, 192, 188: 184 red, 192 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8C0BC?

The complementary color is #C0B8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8C0BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8C0BC color

#B8C0BC rgb(184, 192, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8C0BC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 75.3% green and 73.7% blue (184, 192, 188).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 6% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Metal (#BABFBC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#B8C0BC color codes

HEX	`#B8C0BC`
RGB	`rgb(184, 192, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 75.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 6%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 4%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.99, -3.51, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.99, 3.67, 163.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.692, 51.52, 54.999)`
Decimal	`12107964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8C0BC, 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 #B8C0BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8C0BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #B8C0BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8c0bc; }
.text { color: #b8c0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8c0bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 192 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8c0bc, #b8c0c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8C0BC?: #B8C0BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8C0BC?: The RGB value is 184, 192, 188: 184 red, 192 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8C0BC?: The complementary color is #C0B8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8C0BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.