What color is #B8C2BA?

#B8C2BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8C2BA?

The RGB value is 184, 194, 186: 184 red, 194 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8C2BA?

The complementary color is #C2B8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8C2BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8C2BA color

#B8C2BA rgb(184, 194, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8C2BA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 76.1% green and 72.9% blue (184, 194, 186).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 8% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#B8C2BA color codes

HEX	`#B8C2BA`
RGB	`rgb(184, 194, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 76.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 8%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 5%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.47, -4.94, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.47, 5.69, 150.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.92, 52.319, 54.019)`
Decimal	`12108474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8C2BA, 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 #B8C2BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8C2BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #B8C2BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8c2ba; }
.text { color: #b8c2ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8c2ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 194 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8c2ba, #b8c2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8C2BA?: #B8C2BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8C2BA?: The RGB value is 184, 194, 186: 184 red, 194 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8C2BA?: The complementary color is #C2B8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8C2BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.