What color is #B1C6AD?

#B1C6AD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1C6AD?

The RGB value is 177, 198, 173: 177 red, 198 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C6AD?

The complementary color is #C2ADC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C6AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C6AD color

#B1C6AD rgb(177, 198, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1C6AD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 77.6% green and 67.8% blue (177, 198, 173).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 18% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#B1C6AD color codes

HEX	`#B1C6AD`
RGB	`rgb(177, 198, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 77.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 18%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.73, -11.82, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.73, 15.57, 139.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.867, 52.752, 47.293)`
Decimal	`11650733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C6AD, 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 #B1C6AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C6AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #B1C6AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c6ad; }
.text { color: #b1c6ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c6ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 198 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c6ad, #adc6b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1C6AD?: #B1C6AD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1C6AD?: The RGB value is 177, 198, 173: 177 red, 198 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C6AD?: The complementary color is #C2ADC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C6AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.