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#B7BEBB Color

#B7BEBB is rgb(183, 190, 187) in RGB, hsl(154, 5%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gray (X11) (#BEBEBE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7BEBB
HEX#B7BEBB
RGBrgb(183, 190, 187)
HSLhsl(154, 5%, 73%)
HSVhsv(154, 4%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.009 168.7)
LABlab(76.35% -2.94 0.63)
LCHlch(76.35% 3.00 167.89)

What #B7BEBB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B7BEBB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#B7BEBB Channel Values

How #B7BEBB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 183 · G 190 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 5% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 4% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7BEBB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B7BEBB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B7BEBB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7BEBB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B7BEBB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B7BEBB.

How #B7BEBB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B7BEBB
Protanopia#BDBDBB
Protanomaly#BBBDBB
Deuteranopia#BCBCBB
Deuteranomaly#BABDBB
Tritanopia#B7BEBE
Tritanomaly#B7BEBD
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #B7BEBB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b7bebb: #B7BEBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7BEBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7bebb': '#B7BEBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.745, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_b7bebb">#B7BEBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B7BEBB"

More Gray Colors

#B7BEBB sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B7BEBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7BEBB?

#B7BEBB is a light gray — rgb(183, 190, 187) in RGB and hsl(154, 5%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gray (X11) (#BEBEBE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.07.

What is the RGB value of #B7BEBB?

#B7BEBB is rgb(183, 190, 187) — red 183, green 190, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7BEBB?

#B7BEBB converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7BEBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7BEBB scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7BEBB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7BEBB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 3.29, which is very hard to tell apart.

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