What color is #B2C1B1?

#B2C1B1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2C1B1?

The RGB value is 178, 193, 177: 178 red, 193 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C1B1?

The complementary color is #C0B1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C1B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C1B1 color

#B2C1B1 rgb(178, 193, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2C1B1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 75.7% green and 69.4% blue (178, 193, 177).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 11% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#B2C1B1 color codes

HEX	`#B2C1B1`
RGB	`rgb(178, 193, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 75.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 11%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 8%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.54, -8.15, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.54, 10.3, 142.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.364, 50.779, 48.998)`
Decimal	`11714993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C1B1, 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 #B2C1B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C1B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #B2C1B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c1b1; }
.text { color: #b2c1b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c1b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 193 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c1b1, #b1c1b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2C1B1?: #B2C1B1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2C1B1?: The RGB value is 178, 193, 177: 178 red, 193 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C1B1?: The complementary color is #C0B1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C1B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.