What color is #B1BEC9?

#B1BEC9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Icebreaker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BEC9?

The RGB value is 177, 190, 201: 177 red, 190 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BEC9?

The complementary color is #C9BCB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BEC9 color

#B1BEC9 rgb(177, 190, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BEC9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 74.5% green and 78.8% blue (177, 190, 201).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 18% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Icebreaker (#B7C2CC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#B1BEC9 color codes

HEX	`#B1BEC9`
RGB	`rgb(177, 190, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 74.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 18%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.31, -2.25, -7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.31, 7.41, 252.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.085, 50.39, 62.493)`
Decimal	`11648713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BEC9, 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 #B1BEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #B1BEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bec9; }
.text { color: #b1bec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 190 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bec9, #b1b2c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B1BEC9?: #B1BEC9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Icebreaker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BEC9?: The RGB value is 177, 190, 201: 177 red, 190 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BEC9?: The complementary color is #C9BCB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.