What color is #B8C5BC?

#B8C5BC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8C5BC?

The RGB value is 184, 197, 188: 184 red, 197 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8C5BC?

The complementary color is #C5B8C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8C5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8C5BC color

#B8C5BC rgb(184, 197, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8C5BC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 77.3% green and 73.7% blue (184, 197, 188).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 10% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#B8C5BC color codes

HEX	`#B8C5BC`
RGB	`rgb(184, 197, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 77.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 10%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 7%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.32, -6.15, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.32, 6.83, 154.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.809, 53.753, 55.371)`
Decimal	`12109244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8C5BC, 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 #B8C5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8C5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #B8C5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8c5bc; }
.text { color: #b8c5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8c5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 197 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8c5bc, #b8c5c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8C5BC?: #B8C5BC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8C5BC?: The RGB value is 184, 197, 188: 184 red, 197 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8C5BC?: The complementary color is #C5B8C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8C5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.