What color is #B1BEB5?

#B1BEB5 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 #B1BEB5?

The RGB value is 177, 190, 181: 177 red, 190 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BEB5?

The complementary color is #BEB1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BEB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BEB5 color

#B1BEB5 rgb(177, 190, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BEB5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 74.5% green and 71% blue (177, 190, 181).

Its hue angle is 138°, 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 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#B1BEB5 color codes

HEX	`#B1BEB5`
RGB	`rgb(177, 190, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 74.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.77, -6.19, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.77, 6.88, 154.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.884, 49.51, 50.899)`
Decimal	`11648693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BEB5, 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 #B1BEB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BEB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #B1BEB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1beb5; }
.text { color: #b1beb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1beb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 190 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1beb5, #b1bebc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1BEB5?: #B1BEB5 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 #B1BEB5?: The RGB value is 177, 190, 181: 177 red, 190 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BEB5?: The complementary color is #BEB1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BEB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.