What color is #B8CBD1?

#B8CBD1 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 #B8CBD1?

The RGB value is 184, 203, 209: 184 red, 203 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8CBD1?

The complementary color is #D1BEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8CBD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8CBD1 color

#B8CBD1 rgb(184, 203, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8CBD1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 79.6% green and 82% blue (184, 203, 209).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 21% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#B8CBD1 color codes

HEX	`#B8CBD1`
RGB	`rgb(184, 203, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 79.6%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 21%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.46, -5.21, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.46, 7.34, 224.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.629, 57.505, 68.636)`
Decimal	`12110801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8CBD1, 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 #B8CBD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8CBD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #B8CBD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8cbd1; }
.text { color: #b8cbd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8cbd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 203 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8cbd1, #b8bed1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B8CBD1?: #B8CBD1 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 #B8CBD1?: The RGB value is 184, 203, 209: 184 red, 203 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8CBD1?: The complementary color is #D1BEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8CBD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.