What color is #B1BCD3?

#B1BCD3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BCD3?

The RGB value is 177, 188, 211: 177 red, 188 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BCD3?

The complementary color is #D3C8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BCD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BCD3 color

#B1BCD3 rgb(177, 188, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BCD3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 73.7% green and 82.7% blue (177, 188, 211).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 28% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#B1BCD3 color codes

HEX	`#B1BCD3`
RGB	`rgb(177, 188, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 73.7%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 28%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 16%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.08, 0.92, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.08, 12.85, 274.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.87, 50.016, 68.747)`
Decimal	`11648211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BCD3, 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 #B1BCD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BCD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #B1BCD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bcd3; }
.text { color: #b1bcd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bcd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 188 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bcd3, #b7b1d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1BCD3?: #B1BCD3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BCD3?: The RGB value is 177, 188, 211: 177 red, 188 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BCD3?: The complementary color is #D3C8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BCD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.