What color is #B9B0C0?

#B9B0C0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B0C0?

The RGB value is 185, 176, 192: 185 red, 176 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B0C0?

The complementary color is #B7C0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B0C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B0C0 color

#B9B0C0 rgb(185, 176, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9B0C0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 69% green and 75.3% blue (185, 176, 192).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 11% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#B9B0C0 color codes

HEX	`#B9B0C0`
RGB	`rgb(185, 176, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 69%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 11%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73, 6.19, -6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73, 9.33, 311.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.046, 45.171, 56.205)`
Decimal	`12169408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B0C0, 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 #B9B0C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B0C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #B9B0C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b0c0; }
.text { color: #b9b0c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b0c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 176 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b0c0, #c0b0bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B9B0C0?: #B9B0C0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B0C0?: The RGB value is 185, 176, 192: 185 red, 176 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B0C0?: The complementary color is #B7C0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B0C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.