What color is #B1C0C5?

#B1C0C5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1C0C5?

The RGB value is 177, 192, 197: 177 red, 192 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C0C5?

The complementary color is #C5B6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C0C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C0C5 color

#B1C0C5 rgb(177, 192, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1C0C5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 75.3% green and 77.3% blue (177, 192, 197).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 15% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#B1C0C5 color codes

HEX	`#B1C0C5`
RGB	`rgb(177, 192, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 75.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 15%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 10%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.73, -4.13, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.73, 5.94, 225.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.057, 51.077, 60.192)`
Decimal	`11649221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C0C5, 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 #B1C0C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C0C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #B1C0C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c0c5; }
.text { color: #b1c0c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c0c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 192 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c0c5, #b1b6c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B1C0C5?: #B1C0C5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1C0C5?: The RGB value is 177, 192, 197: 177 red, 192 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C0C5?: The complementary color is #C5B6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C0C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.