What color is #B1C9AE?

#B1C9AE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1C9AE?

The RGB value is 177, 201, 174: 177 red, 201 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C9AE?

The complementary color is #C6AEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C9AE color

#B1C9AE rgb(177, 201, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1C9AE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 78.8% green and 68.2% blue (177, 201, 174).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#B1C9AE color codes

HEX	`#B1C9AE`
RGB	`rgb(177, 201, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 78.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.56, -13.18, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.56, 17.03, 140.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.657, 54.176, 48.035)`
Decimal	`11651502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C9AE, 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 #B1C9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #B1C9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c9ae; }
.text { color: #b1c9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 201 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c9ae, #aec9b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1C9AE?: #B1C9AE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1C9AE?: The RGB value is 177, 201, 174: 177 red, 201 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C9AE?: The complementary color is #C6AEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.