What color is #B1C3CA?

#B1C3CA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1C3CA?

The RGB value is 177, 195, 202: 177 red, 195 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C3CA?

The complementary color is #CAB8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C3CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C3CA color

#B1C3CA rgb(177, 195, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1C3CA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 76.5% green and 79.2% blue (177, 195, 202).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#B1C3CA color codes

HEX	`#B1C3CA`
RGB	`rgb(177, 195, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 76.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.66, -4.7, -5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.66, 7.31, 229.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.305, 52.641, 63.481)`
Decimal	`11649994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C3CA, 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 #B1C3CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C3CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #B1C3CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c3ca; }
.text { color: #b1c3ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c3ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 195 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c3ca, #b1b7ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B1C3CA?: #B1C3CA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1C3CA?: The RGB value is 177, 195, 202: 177 red, 195 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C3CA?: The complementary color is #CAB8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C3CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.