What color is #B1B0C4?

#B1B0C4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B0C4?

The RGB value is 177, 176, 196: 177 red, 176 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B0C4?

The complementary color is #C3C4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B0C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B0C4 color

#B1B0C4 rgb(177, 176, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1B0C4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 69% green and 76.9% blue (177, 176, 196).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 14% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#B1B0C4 color codes

HEX	`#B1B0C4`
RGB	`rgb(177, 176, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 69%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 14%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 10%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.48, 4.27, -10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.48, 10.89, 293.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.619, 44.383, 58.483)`
Decimal	`11645124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B0C4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B1B0C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B0C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B1B0C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b0c4; }
.text { color: #b1b0c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b0c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 176 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b0c4, #bbb0c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B1B0C4?: #B1B0C4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B0C4?: The RGB value is 177, 176, 196: 177 red, 176 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B0C4?: The complementary color is #C3C4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B0C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.