What color is #B1BEB4?

#B1BEB4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BEB4?

The RGB value is 177, 190, 180: 177 red, 190 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BEB4?

The complementary color is #BEB1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BEB4?

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.

#B1BEB4 color

#B1BEB4 rgb(177, 190, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BEB4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 74.5% green and 70.6% blue (177, 190, 180).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 9% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B1BEB4 color codes

HEX	`#B1BEB4`
RGB	`rgb(177, 190, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 74.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.74, -6.37, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.74, 7.27, 151.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.782, 49.469, 50.36)`
Decimal	`11648692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BEB4, 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 #B1BEB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BEB4 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 #B1BEB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1beb4; }
.text { color: #b1beb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1beb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 190 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1beb4, #b1bebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1BEB4?: #B1BEB4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BEB4?: The RGB value is 177, 190, 180: 177 red, 190 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BEB4?: The complementary color is #BEB1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BEB4?: 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.