What color is #B1CBB5?

#B1CBB5 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 #B1CBB5?

The RGB value is 177, 203, 181: 177 red, 203 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1CBB5?

The complementary color is #CBB1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1CBB5?

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.

#B1CBB5 color

#B1CBB5 rgb(177, 203, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1CBB5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 79.6% green and 71% blue (177, 203, 181).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B1CBB5 color codes

HEX	`#B1CBB5`
RGB	`rgb(177, 203, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 79.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 20%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.27, -12.95, 8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.27, 15.24, 148.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.826, 55.394, 51.88)`
Decimal	`11652021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1CBB5, 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 #B1CBB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1CBB5 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 #B1CBB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1cbb5; }
.text { color: #b1cbb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1cbb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 203 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1cbb5, #b1cbc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1CBB5?: #B1CBB5 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 #B1CBB5?: The RGB value is 177, 203, 181: 177 red, 203 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1CBB5?: The complementary color is #CBB1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1CBB5?: 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.