What color is #B1C3A4?

#B1C3A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1C3A4?

The RGB value is 177, 195, 164: 177 red, 195 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C3A4?

The complementary color is #B6A4C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C3A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C3A4 color

#B1C3A4 rgb(177, 195, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1C3A4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 76.5% green and 64.3% blue (177, 195, 164).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 21% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#B1C3A4 color codes

HEX	`#B1C3A4`
RGB	`rgb(177, 195, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 76.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 21%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.71, -11.83, 13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.71, 17.97, 131.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.346, 51.057, 42.633)`
Decimal	`11649956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C3A4, 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 #B1C3A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C3A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #B1C3A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c3a4; }
.text { color: #b1c3a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c3a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 195 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c3a4, #a4c3a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B1C3A4?: #B1C3A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1C3A4?: The RGB value is 177, 195, 164: 177 red, 195 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C3A4?: The complementary color is #B6A4C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C3A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.