What color is #B1CEB6?

#B1CEB6 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 #B1CEB6?

The RGB value is 177, 206, 182: 177 red, 206 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1CEB6?

The complementary color is #CEB1C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1CEB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1CEB6 color

#B1CEB6 rgb(177, 206, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1CEB6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 80.8% green and 71.4% blue (177, 206, 182).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#B1CEB6 color codes

HEX	`#B1CEB6`
RGB	`rgb(177, 206, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 80.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.1, -14.3, 8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.1, 16.74, 148.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.644, 56.866, 52.66)`
Decimal	`11652790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1CEB6, 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 #B1CEB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1CEB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	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 #B1CEB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1ceb6; }
.text { color: #b1ceb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1ceb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 206 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1ceb6, #b1cec5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1CEB6?: #B1CEB6 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 #B1CEB6?: The RGB value is 177, 206, 182: 177 red, 206 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1CEB6?: The complementary color is #CEB1C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1CEB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.