What color is #B1BDBC?

#B1BDBC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BDBC?

The RGB value is 177, 189, 188: 177 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BDBC?

The complementary color is #BDB1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BDBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BDBC color

#B1BDBC rgb(177, 189, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BDBC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 74.1% green and 73.7% blue (177, 189, 188).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#B1BDBC color codes

HEX	`#B1BDBC`
RGB	`rgb(177, 189, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 74.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 6%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.68, -4.32, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.68, 4.42, 192.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.404, 49.373, 54.705)`
Decimal	`11648444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BDBC, 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 #B1BDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BDBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #B1BDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bdbc; }
.text { color: #b1bdbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bdbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 189 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bdbc, #b1b8bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1BDBC?: #B1BDBC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BDBC?: The RGB value is 177, 189, 188: 177 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BDBC?: The complementary color is #BDB1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BDBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.