What color is #B1C1CA?

#B1C1CA 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 #B1C1CA?

The RGB value is 177, 193, 202: 177 red, 193 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C1CA?

The complementary color is #CABAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C1CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C1CA color

#B1C1CA rgb(177, 193, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1C1CA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 75.7% green and 79.2% blue (177, 193, 202).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#B1C1CA color codes

HEX	`#B1C1CA`
RGB	`rgb(177, 193, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 75.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.13, -3.64, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.13, 7.35, 240.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.86, 51.75, 63.333)`
Decimal	`11649482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C1CA, 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 #B1C1CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C1CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #B1C1CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c1ca; }
.text { color: #b1c1ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c1ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 193 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c1ca, #b1b4ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B1C1CA?: #B1C1CA 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 #B1C1CA?: The RGB value is 177, 193, 202: 177 red, 193 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C1CA?: The complementary color is #CABAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C1CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.