What color is #B8C8BB?

#B8C8BB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8C8BB?

The RGB value is 184, 200, 187: 184 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8C8BB?

The complementary color is #C8B8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8C8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8C8BB color

#B8C8BB rgb(184, 200, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8C8BB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 78.4% green and 73.3% blue (184, 200, 187).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 13% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#B8C8BB color codes

HEX	`#B8C8BB`
RGB	`rgb(184, 200, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 78.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 13%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.09, -7.9, 4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.09, 9.16, 149.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.389, 55.086, 55.035)`
Decimal	`12110011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8C8BB, 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 #B8C8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8C8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #B8C8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8c8bb; }
.text { color: #b8c8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8c8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 200 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8c8bb, #b8c8c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8C8BB?: #B8C8BB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8C8BB?: The RGB value is 184, 200, 187: 184 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8C8BB?: The complementary color is #C8B8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8C8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.