What color is #B1CEC8?

#B1CEC8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1CEC8?

The RGB value is 177, 206, 200: 177 red, 206 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1CEC8?

The complementary color is #CEB1B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1CEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1CEC8 color

#B1CEC8 rgb(177, 206, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1CEC8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 80.8% green and 78.4% blue (177, 206, 200).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#B1CEC8 color codes

HEX	`#B1CEC8`
RGB	`rgb(177, 206, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 80.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.55, -10.85, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.55, 10.86, 181.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.625, 57.659, 63.094)`
Decimal	`11652808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1CEC8, 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 #B1CEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1CEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	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 #B1CEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1cec8; }
.text { color: #b1cec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1cec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 206 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1cec8, #b1c5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1CEC8?: #B1CEC8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1CEC8?: The RGB value is 177, 206, 200: 177 red, 206 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1CEC8?: The complementary color is #CEB1B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1CEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.