What color is #B1C5C4?

#B1C5C4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1C5C4?

The RGB value is 177, 197, 196: 177 red, 197 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C5C4?

The complementary color is #C5B1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C5C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C5C4 color

#B1C5C4 rgb(177, 197, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1C5C4 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 77.3% green and 76.9% blue (177, 197, 196).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 15% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#B1C5C4 color codes

HEX	`#B1C5C4`
RGB	`rgb(177, 197, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 77.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 15%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 10%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.03, -6.97, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.03, 7.2, 194.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.059, 53.264, 59.963)`
Decimal	`11650500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C5C4, 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 #B1C5C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C5C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #B1C5C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c5c4; }
.text { color: #b1c5c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c5c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 197 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c5c4, #b1bcc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1C5C4?: #B1C5C4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1C5C4?: The RGB value is 177, 197, 196: 177 red, 197 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C5C4?: The complementary color is #C5B1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C5C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.