What color is #B1BCBE?

#B1BCBE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BCBE?

The RGB value is 177, 188, 190: 177 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BCBE?

The complementary color is #BEB3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BCBE color

#B1BCBE rgb(177, 188, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BCBE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 73.7% green and 74.5% blue (177, 188, 190).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 9% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#B1BCBE color codes

HEX	`#B1BCBE`
RGB	`rgb(177, 188, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 73.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.47, -3.4, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.47, 4.12, 214.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.407, 49.031, 55.777)`
Decimal	`11648190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BCBE, 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 #B1BCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #B1BCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bcbe; }
.text { color: #b1bcbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bcbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 188 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bcbe, #b1b5be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B1BCBE?: #B1BCBE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BCBE?: The RGB value is 177, 188, 190: 177 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BCBE?: The complementary color is #BEB3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.