What color is #B1CAC0?

#B1CAC0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1CAC0?

The RGB value is 177, 202, 192: 177 red, 202 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1CAC0?

The complementary color is #CAB1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1CAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1CAC0 color

#B1CAC0 rgb(177, 202, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1CAC0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 79.2% green and 75.3% blue (177, 202, 192).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#B1CAC0 color codes

HEX	`#B1CAC0`
RGB	`rgb(177, 202, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 79.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.27, -10.36, 2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.27, 10.58, 168.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.764, 55.393, 57.982)`
Decimal	`11651776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1CAC0, 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 #B1CAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1CAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	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 #B1CAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1cac0; }
.text { color: #b1cac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1cac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 202 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1cac0, #b1c8ca); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B1CAC0?: #B1CAC0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1CAC0?: The RGB value is 177, 202, 192: 177 red, 202 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1CAC0?: The complementary color is #CAB1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1CAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.