What color is #B9BFC7?

#B9BFC7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BFC7?

The RGB value is 185, 191, 199: 185 red, 191 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BFC7?

The complementary color is #C7C1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BFC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BFC7 color

#B9BFC7 rgb(185, 191, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9BFC7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 74.9% green and 78% blue (185, 191, 199).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 11% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#B9BFC7 color codes

HEX	`#B9BFC7`
RGB	`rgb(185, 191, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 74.9%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 11%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.1, -0.53, -4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.1, 4.76, 263.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.945, 51.699, 61.422)`
Decimal	`12173255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BFC7, 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 #B9BFC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BFC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #B9BFC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bfc7; }
.text { color: #b9bfc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bfc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 191 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bfc7, #bab9c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B9BFC7?: #B9BFC7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BFC7?: The RGB value is 185, 191, 199: 185 red, 191 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BFC7?: The complementary color is #C7C1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BFC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.