What color is #B1C2AD?

#B1C2AD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1C2AD?

The RGB value is 177, 194, 173: 177 red, 194 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C2AD?

The complementary color is #BEADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C2AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C2AD color

#B1C2AD rgb(177, 194, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1C2AD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 76.1% green and 67.8% blue (177, 194, 173).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#B1C2AD color codes

HEX	`#B1C2AD`
RGB	`rgb(177, 194, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 76.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.65, -9.75, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.65, 12.99, 138.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.965, 50.947, 46.992)`
Decimal	`11649709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C2AD, 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 #B1C2AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C2AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #B1C2AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c2ad; }
.text { color: #b1c2ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c2ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 194 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c2ad, #adc2b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1C2AD?: #B1C2AD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1C2AD?: The RGB value is 177, 194, 173: 177 red, 194 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C2AD?: The complementary color is #BEADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C2AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.