What color is #B1BDD0?

#B1BDD0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BDD0?

The RGB value is 177, 189, 208: 177 red, 189 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BDD0?

The complementary color is #D0C4B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BDD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BDD0 color

#B1BDD0 rgb(177, 189, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BDD0 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 74.1% green and 81.6% blue (177, 189, 208).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#B1BDD0 color codes

HEX	`#B1BDD0`
RGB	`rgb(177, 189, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 74.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.25, -0.26, -10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.25, 10.94, 268.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.712, 50.296, 66.857)`
Decimal	`11648464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BDD0, 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 #B1BDD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BDD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #B1BDD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bdd0; }
.text { color: #b1bdd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bdd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 189 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bdd0, #b4b1d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1BDD0?: #B1BDD0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BDD0?: The RGB value is 177, 189, 208: 177 red, 189 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BDD0?: The complementary color is #D0C4B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BDD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.