What color is #B1B8B1?

#B1B8B1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B8B1?

The RGB value is 177, 184, 177: 177 red, 184 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B8B1?

The complementary color is #B8B1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B8B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B8B1 color

#B1B8B1 rgb(177, 184, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1B8B1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 72.2% green and 69.4% blue (177, 184, 177).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Magnetic (#B2B5AF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#B1B8B1 color codes

HEX	`#B1B8B1`
RGB	`rgb(177, 184, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 72.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 4%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.06, -3.75, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.06, 4.63, 144.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.206, 46.802, 48.344)`
Decimal	`11647153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B8B1, 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 #B1B8B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B8B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #B1B8B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b8b1; }
.text { color: #b1b8b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b8b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 184 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b8b1, #b1b8b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1B8B1?: #B1B8B1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B8B1?: The RGB value is 177, 184, 177: 177 red, 184 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B8B1?: The complementary color is #B8B1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B8B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.