What color is #B1B9A3?

#B1B9A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B9A3?

The RGB value is 177, 185, 163: 177 red, 185 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B9A3?

The complementary color is #ABA3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B9A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B9A3 color

#B1B9A3 rgb(177, 185, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1B9A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 72.5% green and 63.9% blue (177, 185, 163).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 14% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#B1B9A3 color codes

HEX	`#B1B9A3`
RGB	`rgb(177, 185, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 72.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 14%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.99, -6.78, 10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.99, 12.26, 123.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.09, 46.689, 41.438)`
Decimal	`11647395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B9A3, 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 #B1B9A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B9A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #B1B9A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b9a3; }
.text { color: #b1b9a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b9a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 185 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b9a3, #a6b9a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1B9A3?: #B1B9A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B9A3?: The RGB value is 177, 185, 163: 177 red, 185 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B9A3?: The complementary color is #ABA3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B9A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.