What color is #B1C6C2?

#B1C6C2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1C6C2?

The RGB value is 177, 198, 194: 177 red, 198 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C6C2?

The complementary color is #C6B1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C6C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C6C2 color

#B1C6C2 rgb(177, 198, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1C6C2 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 77.6% green and 76.1% blue (177, 198, 194).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 16% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#B1C6C2 color codes

HEX	`#B1C6C2`
RGB	`rgb(177, 198, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 77.6%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 16%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.25, -7.89, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.25, 7.9, 183.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.061, 53.629, 58.848)`
Decimal	`11650754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C6C2, 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 #B1C6C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C6C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #B1C6C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c6c2; }
.text { color: #b1c6c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c6c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 198 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c6c2, #b1c0c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1C6C2?: #B1C6C2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1C6C2?: The RGB value is 177, 198, 194: 177 red, 198 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C6C2?: The complementary color is #C6B1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C6C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.