What color is #B9BFCF?

#B9BFCF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BFCF?

The RGB value is 185, 191, 207: 185 red, 191 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BFCF?

The complementary color is #CFC9B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BFCF color

#B9BFCF rgb(185, 191, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9BFCF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 74.9% green and 81.2% blue (185, 191, 207).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#B9BFCF color codes

HEX	`#B9BFCF`
RGB	`rgb(185, 191, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 74.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.33, 1.07, -8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.33, 8.79, 277.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.898, 52.08, 66.443)`
Decimal	`12173263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BFCF, 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 #B9BFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #B9BFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bfcf; }
.text { color: #b9bfcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bfcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 191 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bfcf, #beb9cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9BFCF?: #B9BFCF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BFCF?: The RGB value is 185, 191, 207: 185 red, 191 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BFCF?: The complementary color is #CFC9B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.