What color is #B8C8CC?

#B8C8CC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8C8CC?

The RGB value is 184, 200, 204: 184 red, 200 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8C8CC?

The complementary color is #CCBCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8C8CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8C8CC color

#B8C8CC rgb(184, 200, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8C8CC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 78.4% green and 80% blue (184, 200, 204).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 16% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#B8C8CC color codes

HEX	`#B8C8CC`
RGB	`rgb(184, 200, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 78.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 16%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.53, -4.64, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.53, 6.03, 219.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.318, 55.858, 65.193)`
Decimal	`12110028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8C8CC, 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 #B8C8CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8C8CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #B8C8CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8c8cc; }
.text { color: #b8c8cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8c8cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 200 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8c8cc, #b8becc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B8C8CC?: #B8C8CC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8C8CC?: The RGB value is 184, 200, 204: 184 red, 200 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8C8CC?: The complementary color is #CCBCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8C8CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.