What color is #B9BEC2?

#B9BEC2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BEC2?

The RGB value is 185, 190, 194: 185 red, 190 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BEC2?

The complementary color is #C2BDB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BEC2?

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.

#B9BEC2 color

#B9BEC2 rgb(185, 190, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9BEC2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 74.5% green and 76.1% blue (185, 190, 194).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 7% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Metallic (#BCC3C7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B9BEC2 color codes

HEX	`#B9BEC2`
RGB	`rgb(185, 190, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 74.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 7%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 5%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.7, -0.97, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.7, 2.79, 249.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.157, 51.036, 58.342)`
Decimal	`12172994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BEC2, 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 #B9BEC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BEC2 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 #B9BEC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bec2; }
.text { color: #b9bec2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bec2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 190 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bec2, #b9bac2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B9BEC2?: #B9BEC2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BEC2?: The RGB value is 185, 190, 194: 185 red, 190 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BEC2?: The complementary color is #C2BDB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BEC2?: 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.