What color is #B1C8B6?

#B1C8B6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1C8B6?

The RGB value is 177, 200, 182: 177 red, 200 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C8B6?

The complementary color is #C8B1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C8B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C8B6 color

#B1C8B6 rgb(177, 200, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1C8B6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 78.4% green and 71.4% blue (177, 200, 182).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 17% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#B1C8B6 color codes

HEX	`#B1C8B6`
RGB	`rgb(177, 200, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 78.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 17%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.48, -11.22, 6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.48, 12.91, 150.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.227, 54.032, 52.188)`
Decimal	`11651254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C8B6, 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 #B1C8B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C8B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #B1C8B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c8b6; }
.text { color: #b1c8b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c8b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 200 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c8b6, #b1c8c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1C8B6?: #B1C8B6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1C8B6?: The RGB value is 177, 200, 182: 177 red, 200 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C8B6?: The complementary color is #C8B1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C8B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.