What color is #B1B4A4?

#B1B4A4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B4A4?

The RGB value is 177, 180, 164: 177 red, 180 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B4A4?

The complementary color is #A7A4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B4A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B4A4 color

#B1B4A4 rgb(177, 180, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1B4A4 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 70.6% green and 64.3% blue (177, 180, 164).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 10% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#B1B4A4 color codes

HEX	`#B1B4A4`
RGB	`rgb(177, 180, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 70.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 10%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.67, -3.96, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.67, 8.74, 116.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.153, 44.67, 41.569)`
Decimal	`11646116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B4A4, 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 #B1B4A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B4A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #B1B4A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b4a4; }
.text { color: #b1b4a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b4a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 180 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b4a4, #a9b4a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1B4A4?: #B1B4A4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B4A4?: The RGB value is 177, 180, 164: 177 red, 180 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B4A4?: The complementary color is #A7A4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B4A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.