What color is #B1C4B4?

#B1C4B4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1C4B4?

The RGB value is 177, 196, 180: 177 red, 196 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C4B4?

The complementary color is #C4B1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C4B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C4B4 color

#B1C4B4 rgb(177, 196, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1C4B4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 76.9% green and 70.6% blue (177, 196, 180).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 14% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#B1C4B4 color codes

HEX	`#B1C4B4`
RGB	`rgb(177, 196, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 76.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 14%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 10%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.35, -9.52, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.35, 11.16, 148.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.108, 52.122, 50.802)`
Decimal	`11650228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C4B4, 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 #B1C4B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C4B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #B1C4B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c4b4; }
.text { color: #b1c4b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c4b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 196 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c4b4, #b1c4be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1C4B4?: #B1C4B4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1C4B4?: The RGB value is 177, 196, 180: 177 red, 196 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C4B4?: The complementary color is #C4B1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C4B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.