What color is #B1B4C7?

#B1B4C7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B4C7?

The RGB value is 177, 180, 199: 177 red, 180 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B4C7?

The complementary color is #C7C4B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B4C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B4C7 color

#B1B4C7 rgb(177, 180, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1B4C7 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 70.6% green and 78% blue (177, 180, 199).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 16% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#B1B4C7 color codes

HEX	`#B1B4C7`
RGB	`rgb(177, 180, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 70.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 16%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 10%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.62, 2.71, -9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.62, 10.33, 285.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.759, 46.113, 60.564)`
Decimal	`11646151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B4C7, 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 #B1B4C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B4C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #B1B4C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b4c7; }
.text { color: #b1b4c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b4c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 180 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b4c7, #b9b1c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B1B4C7?: #B1B4C7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B4C7?: The RGB value is 177, 180, 199: 177 red, 180 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B4C7?: The complementary color is #C7C4B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B4C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.