What color is #B9BDC6?

#B9BDC6 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 #B9BDC6?

The RGB value is 185, 189, 198: 185 red, 189 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BDC6?

The complementary color is #C6C2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BDC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BDC6 color

#B9BDC6 rgb(185, 189, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9BDC6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 74.1% green and 77.6% blue (185, 189, 198).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 10% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#B9BDC6 color codes

HEX	`#B9BDC6`
RGB	`rgb(185, 189, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 74.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 10%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.55, 0.34, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.55, 5.02, 273.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.396, 50.786, 60.668)`
Decimal	`12172742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BDC6, 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 #B9BDC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BDC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #B9BDC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bdc6; }
.text { color: #b9bdc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bdc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 189 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bdc6, #bbb9c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B9BDC6?: #B9BDC6 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 #B9BDC6?: The RGB value is 185, 189, 198: 185 red, 189 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BDC6?: The complementary color is #C6C2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BDC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.