What color is #B1BEC1?

#B1BEC1 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 #B1BEC1?

The RGB value is 177, 190, 193: 177 red, 190 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BEC1?

The complementary color is #C1B4B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BEC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BEC1 color

#B1BEC1 rgb(177, 190, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BEC1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 74.5% green and 75.7% blue (177, 190, 193).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 11% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% 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 11:1).

#B1BEC1 color codes

HEX	`#B1BEC1`
RGB	`rgb(177, 190, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 74.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 11%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 8%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.08, -3.87, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.08, 4.93, 218.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.168, 50.024, 57.665)`
Decimal	`11648705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BEC1, 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 #B1BEC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BEC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #B1BEC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bec1; }
.text { color: #b1bec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bec1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 190 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bec1, #b1b6c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B1BEC1?: #B1BEC1 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 #B1BEC1?: The RGB value is 177, 190, 193: 177 red, 190 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BEC1?: The complementary color is #C1B4B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BEC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.