What color is #B1BECD?

#B1BECD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BECD?

The RGB value is 177, 190, 205: 177 red, 190 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BECD?

The complementary color is #CDC0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BECD color

#B1BECD rgb(177, 190, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BECD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 74.5% green and 80.4% blue (177, 190, 205).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Plein Air (#B9C4D2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#B1BECD color codes

HEX	`#B1BECD`
RGB	`rgb(177, 190, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 74.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.42, -1.42, -9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.42, 9.16, 261.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.562, 50.581, 65.003)`
Decimal	`11648717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BECD, 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 #B1BECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #B1BECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1becd; }
.text { color: #b1becd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1becd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 190 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1becd, #b2b1cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B1BECD?: #B1BECD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BECD?: The RGB value is 177, 190, 205: 177 red, 190 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BECD?: The complementary color is #CDC0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.