What color is #B9B8BF?

#B9B8BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B8BF?

The RGB value is 185, 184, 191: 185 red, 184 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B8BF?

The complementary color is #BEBFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B8BF color

#B9B8BF rgb(185, 184, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9B8BF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 72.2% green and 74.9% blue (185, 184, 191).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 5% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#B9B8BF color codes

HEX	`#B9B8BF`
RGB	`rgb(185, 184, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 72.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 5%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 4%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.05, 1.67, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.05, 3.8, 296.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.55, 48.357, 56.162)`
Decimal	`12171455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B8BF, 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 #B9B8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #B9B8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b8bf; }
.text { color: #b9b8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 184 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b8bf, #bdb8bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B9B8BF?: #B9B8BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B8BF?: The RGB value is 185, 184, 191: 185 red, 184 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B8BF?: The complementary color is #BEBFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.