What color is #B1B7B5?

#B1B7B5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B7B5?

The RGB value is 177, 183, 181: 177 red, 183 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B7B5?

The complementary color is #B7B1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B7B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B7B5 color

#B1B7B5 rgb(177, 183, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1B7B5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 71.8% green and 71% blue (177, 183, 181).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 4% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Provence Wind (#B4B9B9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#B1B7B5 color codes

HEX	`#B1B7B5`
RGB	`rgb(177, 183, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 71.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 4%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 3%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.9, -2.47, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.9, 2.49, 173.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.404, 46.55, 50.406)`
Decimal	`11646901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B7B5, 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 #B1B7B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B7B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #B1B7B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b7b5; }
.text { color: #b1b7b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b7b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 183 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b7b5, #b1b6b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B1B7B5?: #B1B7B5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B7B5?: The RGB value is 177, 183, 181: 177 red, 183 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B7B5?: The complementary color is #B7B1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B7B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.