What color is #B1C9A6?

#B1C9A6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1C9A6?

The RGB value is 177, 201, 166: 177 red, 201 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C9A6?

The complementary color is #BEA6C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C9A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C9A6 color

#B1C9A6 rgb(177, 201, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1C9A6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 78.8% green and 65.1% blue (177, 201, 166).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 24% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#B1C9A6 color codes

HEX	`#B1C9A6`
RGB	`rgb(177, 201, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 78.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 24%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 17%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 17%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.39, -14.57, 14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.39, 20.78, 134.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.9, 53.873, 44.049)`
Decimal	`11651494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C9A6, 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 #B1C9A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C9A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	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 #B1C9A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c9a6; }
.text { color: #b1c9a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c9a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 201 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c9a6, #a6c9ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #B1C9A6?: #B1C9A6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1C9A6?: The RGB value is 177, 201, 166: 177 red, 201 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C9A6?: The complementary color is #BEA6C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C9A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.