What color is #B1CDB7?

#B1CDB7 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 #B1CDB7?

The RGB value is 177, 205, 183: 177 red, 205 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1CDB7?

The complementary color is #CDB1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1CDB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1CDB7 color

#B1CDB7 rgb(177, 205, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1CDB7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 80.4% green and 71.8% blue (177, 205, 183).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#B1CDB7 color codes

HEX	`#B1CDB7`
RGB	`rgb(177, 205, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 80.4%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.86, -13.6, 7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.86, 15.69, 150.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.508, 56.428, 53.127)`
Decimal	`11652535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1CDB7, 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 #B1CDB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1CDB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	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 #B1CDB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1cdb7; }
.text { color: #b1cdb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1cdb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 205 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1cdb7, #b1cdc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1CDB7?: #B1CDB7 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 #B1CDB7?: The RGB value is 177, 205, 183: 177 red, 205 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1CDB7?: The complementary color is #CDB1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1CDB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.