What color is #B1C5BF?

#B1C5BF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1C5BF?

The RGB value is 177, 197, 191: 177 red, 197 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C5BF?

The complementary color is #C5B1B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C5BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C5BF color

#B1C5BF rgb(177, 197, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1C5BF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 77.3% green and 74.9% blue (177, 197, 191).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 15% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% 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 11.61:1).

#B1C5BF color codes

HEX	`#B1C5BF`
RGB	`rgb(177, 197, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 77.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 15%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 10%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.9, -7.95, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.9, 7.98, 175.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.5, 53.04, 57.015)`
Decimal	`11650495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C5BF, 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 #B1C5BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C5BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #B1C5BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c5bf; }
.text { color: #b1c5bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c5bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 197 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c5bf, #b1c1c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1C5BF?: #B1C5BF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1C5BF?: The RGB value is 177, 197, 191: 177 red, 197 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C5BF?: The complementary color is #C5B1B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C5BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.