What color is #B1B394?

#B1B394 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B394?

The RGB value is 177, 179, 148: 177 red, 179 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B394?

The complementary color is #9694B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B394?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B394 color

#B1B394 rgb(177, 179, 148)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B1B394 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 70.2% green and 58% blue (177, 179, 148).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#B1B394 color codes

HEX	`#B1B394`
RGB	`rgb(177, 179, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 70.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 17%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.04, -6.07, 15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.04, 16.77, 111.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.596, 43.726, 34.365)`
Decimal	`11645844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B394, 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 #B1B394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B394 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #B1B394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b394; }
.text { color: #b1b394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 179 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b394, #a1b394); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1B394?: #B1B394 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B394?: The RGB value is 177, 179, 148: 177 red, 179 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B394?: The complementary color is #9694B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B394?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.