What color is #B1B1A3?

#B1B1A3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B1A3?

The RGB value is 177, 177, 163: 177 red, 177 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B1A3?

The complementary color is #A3A3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B1A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B1A3 color

#B1B1A3 rgb(177, 177, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1B1A3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 69.4% green and 63.9% blue (177, 177, 163).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#B1B1A3 color codes

HEX	`#B1B1A3`
RGB	`rgb(177, 177, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 69.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.85, -2.53, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.85, 7.6, 109.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.464, 43.436, 40.896)`
Decimal	`11645347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B1A3, 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 #B1B1A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B1A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #B1B1A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b1a3; }
.text { color: #b1b1a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b1a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 177 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b1a3, #aab1a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B1B1A3?: #B1B1A3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B1A3?: The RGB value is 177, 177, 163: 177 red, 177 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B1A3?: The complementary color is #A3A3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B1A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.