What color is #B1C8CA?

#B1C8CA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1C8CA?

The RGB value is 177, 200, 202: 177 red, 200 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C8CA?

The complementary color is #CAB3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C8CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C8CA color

#B1C8CA rgb(177, 200, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1C8CA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 78.4% green and 79.2% blue (177, 200, 202).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#B1C8CA color codes

HEX	`#B1C8CA`
RGB	`rgb(177, 200, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 78.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.99, -7.33, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.99, 8.18, 206.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.444, 54.919, 63.861)`
Decimal	`11651274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C8CA, 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 #B1C8CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C8CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #B1C8CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c8ca; }
.text { color: #b1c8ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c8ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 200 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c8ca, #b1bcca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1C8CA?: #B1C8CA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1C8CA?: The RGB value is 177, 200, 202: 177 red, 200 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C8CA?: The complementary color is #CAB3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C8CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.