What color is #B4C1BB?

#B4C1BB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4C1BB?

The RGB value is 180, 193, 187: 180 red, 193 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4C1BB?

The complementary color is #C1B4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4C1BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4C1BB color

#B4C1BB rgb(180, 193, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4C1BB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 75.7% green and 73.3% blue (180, 193, 187).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 9% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#B4C1BB color codes

HEX	`#B4C1BB`
RGB	`rgb(180, 193, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 75.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 7%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.94, -5.6, 1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.94, 5.8, 165.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.86, 51.431, 54.462)`
Decimal	`11846075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4C1BB, 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 #B4C1BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4C1BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #B4C1BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4c1bb; }
.text { color: #b4c1bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4c1bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 193 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4c1bb, #b4c1c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4C1BB?: #B4C1BB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4C1BB?: The RGB value is 180, 193, 187: 180 red, 193 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4C1BB?: The complementary color is #C1B4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4C1BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.