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#B8BBCD Cosmic

#B8BBCD is a light gray named Cosmic. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 73.3% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(184, 187, 205)). Its HSL value is 231° hue, 17% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #B8BBCD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.03:1.

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Variations of #B8BBCD

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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#B8BBCD 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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#B8BBCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B8BBCD 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 #B5BBCD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BDCE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BCCE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5BBCD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6BBCD
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4BEC1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7BCC7
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBCC0

#B8BBCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#B8BBCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.03:1 Very good#B8BBCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B8BBCD in CSS

/* Cosmic */
.color { color: #B8BBCD; }
.background { background-color: #B8BBCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B8BBCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(184 187 205);
color: hsl(231 17% 76%);
color: oklch(0.795 0.026 278.3);

#B8BBCD FAQ

What color is #B8BBCD?

#B8BBCD 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 #B8BBCD?

#B8BBCD is rgb(184, 187, 205) in RGB, hsl(231, 17%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B8BBCD?

The complementary color of #B8BBCD is #CDCAB8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B8BBCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #B8BBCD: 11.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B8BBCD a warm or cool color?

#B8BBCD is a neutral color.