What color is #B1B8B2?

#B1B8B2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B8B2?

The RGB value is 177, 184, 178: 177 red, 184 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B8B2?

The complementary color is #B8B1B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B8B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B8B2 color

#B1B8B2 rgb(177, 184, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1B8B2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 72.2% green and 69.8% blue (177, 184, 178).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 5% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Magnetic (#B2B5AF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#B1B8B2 color codes

HEX	`#B1B8B2`
RGB	`rgb(177, 184, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 72.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 5%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 4%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.09, -3.57, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.09, 4.19, 148.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.306, 46.842, 48.871)`
Decimal	`11647154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B8B2, 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 #B1B8B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B8B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #B1B8B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b8b2; }
.text { color: #b1b8b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b8b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 184 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b8b2, #b1b8b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1B8B2?: #B1B8B2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B8B2?: The RGB value is 177, 184, 178: 177 red, 184 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B8B2?: The complementary color is #B8B1B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B8B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.