What color is #B1BFB6?

#B1BFB6 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 #B1BFB6?

The RGB value is 177, 191, 182: 177 red, 191 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BFB6?

The complementary color is #BFB1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BFB6?

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.

#B1BFB6 color

#B1BFB6 rgb(177, 191, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BFB6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 74.9% green and 71.4% blue (177, 191, 182).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 10% 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 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#B1BFB6 color codes

HEX	`#B1BFB6`
RGB	`rgb(177, 191, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 74.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.06, -6.53, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.06, 7.13, 156.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.204, 49.986, 51.514)`
Decimal	`11648950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BFB6, 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 #B1BFB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BFB6 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 #B1BFB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bfb6; }
.text { color: #b1bfb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bfb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 191 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bfb6, #b1bfbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1BFB6?: #B1BFB6 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 #B1BFB6?: The RGB value is 177, 191, 182: 177 red, 191 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BFB6?: The complementary color is #BFB1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BFB6?: 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.