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#B5BBCD closest to Cosmic

#B5BBCD is a light gray; the closest named color is Cosmic. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 73.3% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(181, 187, 205)). Its HSL value is 225° hue, 19% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #B5BBCD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.95:1.

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Variations of #B5BBCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B5BBCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B5BBCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B5BBCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B4BACD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6BCCE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6BCCE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4BACD
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5BBCD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0BEC1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B3BCC7
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABBC0

#B5BBCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#B5BBCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.95:1 Very good#B5BBCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B5BBCD in CSS

/* Cosmic */
.color { color: #B5BBCD; }
.background { background-color: #B5BBCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B5BBCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 187 205);
color: hsl(225 19% 76%);
color: oklch(0.793 0.026 271.1);

#B5BBCD FAQ

What color is #B5BBCD?

#B5BBCD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Cosmic. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B5BBCD?

#B5BBCD is rgb(181, 187, 205) in RGB, hsl(225, 19%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B5BBCD?

The complementary color of #B5BBCD is #CDC7B5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B5BBCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #B5BBCD: 10.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B5BBCD a warm or cool color?

#B5BBCD is a neutral color.