What color is #B1B8BC?

#B1B8BC 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 #B1B8BC?

The RGB value is 177, 184, 188: 177 red, 184 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B8BC?

The complementary color is #BCB5B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B8BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B8BC color

#B1B8BC rgb(177, 184, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1B8BC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 72.2% green and 73.7% blue (177, 184, 188).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Provence Wind (#B4B9B9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#B1B8BC color codes

HEX	`#B1B8BC`
RGB	`rgb(177, 184, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 72.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 6%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.35, -1.66, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.35, 3.31, 240.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.347, 47.259, 54.353)`
Decimal	`11647164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B8BC, 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 #B1B8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B8BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #B1B8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b8bc; }
.text { color: #b1b8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 184 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b8bc, #b1b2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B1B8BC?: #B1B8BC 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 #B1B8BC?: The RGB value is 177, 184, 188: 177 red, 184 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B8BC?: The complementary color is #BCB5B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B8BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.