What color is #B9BEC4?

#B9BEC4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BEC4?

The RGB value is 185, 190, 196: 185 red, 190 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BEC4?

The complementary color is #C4BFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BEC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BEC4 color

#B9BEC4 rgb(185, 190, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9BEC4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 74.5% green and 76.9% blue (185, 190, 196).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#B9BEC4 color codes

HEX	`#B9BEC4`
RGB	`rgb(185, 190, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 74.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.76, -0.58, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.76, 3.67, 260.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.383, 51.126, 59.533)`
Decimal	`12172996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BEC4, 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 #B9BEC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BEC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #B9BEC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bec4; }
.text { color: #b9bec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 190 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bec4, #bab9c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B9BEC4?: #B9BEC4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BEC4?: The RGB value is 185, 190, 196: 185 red, 190 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BEC4?: The complementary color is #C4BFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BEC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.