What color is #B1BDBE?

#B1BDBE 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 #B1BDBE?

The RGB value is 177, 189, 190: 177 red, 189 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BDBE?

The complementary color is #BEB2B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BDBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BDBE color

#B1BDBE rgb(177, 189, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BDBE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 74.1% green and 74.5% blue (177, 189, 190).

Its hue angle is 185°, 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 Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#B1BDBE color codes

HEX	`#B1BDBE`
RGB	`rgb(177, 189, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 74.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.74, -3.93, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.74, 4.38, 206.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.621, 49.459, 55.848)`
Decimal	`11648446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BDBE, 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 #B1BDBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BDBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #B1BDBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bdbe; }
.text { color: #b1bdbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bdbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 189 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bdbe, #b1b7be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1BDBE?: #B1BDBE 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 #B1BDBE?: The RGB value is 177, 189, 190: 177 red, 189 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BDBE?: The complementary color is #BEB2B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BDBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.