What color is #B1BAB9?

#B1BAB9 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 #B1BAB9?

The RGB value is 177, 186, 185: 177 red, 186 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BAB9?

The complementary color is #BAB1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BAB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BAB9 color

#B1BAB9 rgb(177, 186, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BAB9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 72.9% green and 72.5% blue (177, 186, 185).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 6% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Provence Wind (#B4B9B9), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#B1BAB9 color codes

HEX	`#B1BAB9`
RGB	`rgb(177, 186, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 72.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 6%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 5%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.8, -3.31, -0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.8, 3.36, 189.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.446, 47.967, 52.807)`
Decimal	`11647673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BAB9, 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 #B1BAB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BAB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #B1BAB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bab9; }
.text { color: #b1bab9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bab9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 186 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bab9, #b1b6ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1BAB9?: #B1BAB9 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 #B1BAB9?: The RGB value is 177, 186, 185: 177 red, 186 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BAB9?: The complementary color is #BAB1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BAB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.