What color is #B1B3A6?

#B1B3A6 is a gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B3A6?

The RGB value is 177, 179, 166: 177 red, 179 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B3A6?

The complementary color is #A8A6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B3A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B3A6 color

#B1B3A6 rgb(177, 179, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1B3A6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 70.2% green and 65.1% blue (177, 179, 166).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 8% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#B1B3A6 color codes

HEX	`#B1B3A6`
RGB	`rgb(177, 179, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 70.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 8%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 7%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.46, -3.07, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.46, 7.09, 115.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.134, 44.341, 42.461)`
Decimal	`11645862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B3A6, 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 #B1B3A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B3A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #B1B3A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b3a6; }
.text { color: #b1b3a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b3a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 179 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b3a6, #abb3a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B1B3A6?: #B1B3A6 is a gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B3A6?: The RGB value is 177, 179, 166: 177 red, 179 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B3A6?: The complementary color is #A8A6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B3A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.