What color is #B8C4D5?

#B8C4D5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8C4D5?

The RGB value is 184, 196, 213: 184 red, 196 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8C4D5?

The complementary color is #D5C9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8C4D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8C4D5 color

#B8C4D5 rgb(184, 196, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8C4D5 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 76.9% green and 83.5% blue (184, 196, 213).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 26% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Plein Air (#B9C4D2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#B8C4D5 color codes

HEX	`#B8C4D5`
RGB	`rgb(184, 196, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 76.9%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 26%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.74, -0.69, -9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.74, 9.9, 266.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.515, 54.473, 70.738)`
Decimal	`12109013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8C4D5, 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 #B8C4D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8C4D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	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 #B8C4D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8c4d5; }
.text { color: #b8c4d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8c4d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 196 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8c4d5, #bbb8d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B8C4D5?: #B8C4D5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8C4D5?: The RGB value is 184, 196, 213: 184 red, 196 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8C4D5?: The complementary color is #D5C9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8C4D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.