What color is #B1BBA5?

#B1BBA5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BBA5?

The RGB value is 177, 187, 165: 177 red, 187 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BBA5?

The complementary color is #AFA5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BBA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BBA5 color

#B1BBA5 rgb(177, 187, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BBA5 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 73.3% green and 64.7% blue (177, 187, 165).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#B1BBA5 color codes

HEX	`#B1BBA5`
RGB	`rgb(177, 187, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 73.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.57, -7.49, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.57, 12.47, 126.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.692, 47.604, 42.529)`
Decimal	`11647909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BBA5, 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 #B1BBA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BBA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #B1BBA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bba5; }
.text { color: #b1bba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 187 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bba5, #a6bba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1BBA5?: #B1BBA5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BBA5?: The RGB value is 177, 187, 165: 177 red, 187 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BBA5?: The complementary color is #AFA5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BBA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.