What color is #B9BCD4?

#B9BCD4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BCD4?

The RGB value is 185, 188, 212: 185 red, 188 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BCD4?

The complementary color is #D4D1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BCD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BCD4 color

#B9BCD4 rgb(185, 188, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9BCD4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 73.7% green and 83.1% blue (185, 188, 212).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#B9BCD4 color codes

HEX	`#B9BCD4`
RGB	`rgb(185, 188, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 73.7%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 13%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.7, 3.72, -12.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.7, 12.92, 286.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.872, 51.034, 69.498)`
Decimal	`12172500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BCD4, 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 #B9BCD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BCD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #B9BCD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bcd4; }
.text { color: #b9bcd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bcd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 188 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bcd4, #c3b9d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B9BCD4?: #B9BCD4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BCD4?: The RGB value is 185, 188, 212: 185 red, 188 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BCD4?: The complementary color is #D4D1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BCD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.