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#B8BFBB Metal

#B8BFBB is a light gray named Metal. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.9% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(184, 191, 187)). Its HSL value is 146° hue, 5% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. #B8BFBB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.21:1.

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Variations of #B8BFBB

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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#B8BFBB 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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#B8BFBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B8BFBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BDBDBB
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBEBB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBEBB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDBDBB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCBEBB
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7BFBE
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7BFBC
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBEBD

#B8BFBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#B8BFBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.21:1 Very good#B8BFBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B8BFBB in CSS

/* Metal */
.color { color: #B8BFBB; }
.background { background-color: #B8BFBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B8BFBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(184 191 187);
color: hsl(146 5% 74%);
color: oklch(0.798 0.010 161.3);

#B8BFBB FAQ

What color is #B8BFBB?

#B8BFBB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Metal. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B8BFBB?

#B8BFBB is rgb(184, 191, 187) in RGB, hsl(146, 5%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B8BFBB?

The complementary color of #B8BFBB is #BFB8BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B8BFBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #B8BFBB: 11.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B8BFBB a warm or cool color?

#B8BFBB is a neutral color.