What color is #B1BBCA?

#B1BBCA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BBCA?

The RGB value is 177, 187, 202: 177 red, 187 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BBCA?

The complementary color is #CAC0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BBCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BBCA color

#B1BBCA rgb(177, 187, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BBCA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 73.3% green and 79.2% blue (177, 187, 202).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#B1BBCA color codes

HEX	`#B1BBCA`
RGB	`rgb(177, 187, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 73.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.55, -0.44, -8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.55, 8.74, 267.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.56, 49.151, 62.9)`
Decimal	`11647946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BBCA, 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 #B1BBCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BBCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #B1BBCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bbca; }
.text { color: #b1bbca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bbca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 187 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bbca, #b3b1ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B1BBCA?: #B1BBCA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BBCA?: The RGB value is 177, 187, 202: 177 red, 187 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BBCA?: The complementary color is #CAC0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BBCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.