Heather Color
Heather is a blue color with hex code #B7C3D0. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with heather, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Heather Color Values
What Does Heather Mean?
Heather belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. As a lighter shade, Heather reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Heather is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: light bluish gray, #B4BCC0).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Heather
Heather and #D1C5B8 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #B8D0D1 and #B8B8D1, which sit beside heather on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair heather with triadic partners #D1B8C4 and #C4D1B8. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Casper —
#ADBED1(Delta E 4) - Ghost —
#C7C9D5(Delta E 5) - Loblolly —
#BDC9CE(Delta E 5) - French Grey —
#BDBDC6(Delta E 5) - Grey Suit —
#C1BECD(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #B7C3D0; }
.background { background-color: #B7C3D0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #B7C3D0; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #B7C3D040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for heather?
Heather has the hex code #B7C3D0. In RGB notation it is rgb(183, 195, 208), in HSL it is hsl(211, 21%, 77%), and its OKLCH value is 0.812, 0.023, 250.3.
What does the color heather mean?
Blue-family colors like heather carry distinct psychological associations. Heather belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. As a lighter shade, Heather reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with heather?
Heather has three easy routes: its complement #D1C5B8 for punch, its neighbors #B8D0D1 and #B8B8D1 for something calmer, or triadic partners #D1B8C4 and #C4D1B8 when you want energy.
Is heather a standard web color?
No — Heather is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #B7C3D0 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make heather lighter or darker?
To lighten heather, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F3F5F7 (lightest tint) to #1A2128 (darkest shade).
About Heather
Heather is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #B7C3D0 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.