What color is #B1BBBF?

#B1BBBF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BBBF?

The RGB value is 177, 187, 191: 177 red, 187 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BBBF?

The complementary color is #BFB5B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BBBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BBBF color

#B1BBBF rgb(177, 187, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BBBF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 73.3% green and 74.9% blue (177, 187, 191).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#B1BBBF color codes

HEX	`#B1BBBF`
RGB	`rgb(177, 187, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 73.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.23, -2.67, -3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.23, 4.18, 230.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.304, 48.649, 56.283)`
Decimal	`11647935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BBBF, 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 #B1BBBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BBBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #B1BBBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bbbf; }
.text { color: #b1bbbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bbbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 187 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bbbf, #b1b4bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B1BBBF?: #B1BBBF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BBBF?: The RGB value is 177, 187, 191: 177 red, 187 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BBBF?: The complementary color is #BFB5B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BBBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.