What color is #B1B2BD?

#B1B2BD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B2BD?

The RGB value is 177, 178, 189: 177 red, 178 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B2BD?

The complementary color is #BDBCB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B2BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B2BD color

#B1B2BD rgb(177, 178, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1B2BD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 69.8% green and 74.1% blue (177, 178, 189).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#B1B2BD color codes

HEX	`#B1B2BD`
RGB	`rgb(177, 178, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 69.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 6%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.8, 1.77, -5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.8, 5.98, 287.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.235, 44.862, 54.516)`
Decimal	`11645629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B2BD, 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 #B1B2BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B2BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #B1B2BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b2bd; }
.text { color: #b1b2bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b2bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 178 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b2bd, #b6b1bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1B2BD?: #B1B2BD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B2BD?: The RGB value is 177, 178, 189: 177 red, 178 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B2BD?: The complementary color is #BDBCB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B2BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.