What color is #B9BBC6?

#B9BBC6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BBC6?

The RGB value is 185, 187, 198: 185 red, 187 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BBC6?

The complementary color is #C6C4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BBC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BBC6 color

#B9BBC6 rgb(185, 187, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9BBC6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 73.3% green and 77.6% blue (185, 187, 198).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 10% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#B9BBC6 color codes

HEX	`#B9BBC6`
RGB	`rgb(185, 187, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 73.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 10%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.03, 1.42, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.03, 5.95, 283.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.969, 49.932, 60.526)`
Decimal	`12172230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BBC6, 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 #B9BBC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BBC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	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 #B9BBC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bbc6; }
.text { color: #b9bbc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bbc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 187 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bbc6, #beb9c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B9BBC6?: #B9BBC6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BBC6?: The RGB value is 185, 187, 198: 185 red, 187 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BBC6?: The complementary color is #C6C4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BBC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.