What color is #B7C1AC?

#B7C1AC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7C1AC?

The RGB value is 183, 193, 172: 183 red, 193 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7C1AC?

The complementary color is #B6ACC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7C1AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7C1AC color

#B7C1AC rgb(183, 193, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7C1AC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 75.7% green and 67.5% blue (183, 193, 172).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 14% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#B7C1AC color codes

HEX	`#B7C1AC`
RGB	`rgb(183, 193, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 75.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 14%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.79, -7.28, 9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.79, 11.89, 127.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.044, 51.186, 46.476)`
Decimal	`12042668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7C1AC, 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 #B7C1AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7C1AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #B7C1AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7c1ac; }
.text { color: #b7c1ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7c1ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 193 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7c1ac, #acc1ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B7C1AC?: #B7C1AC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7C1AC?: The RGB value is 183, 193, 172: 183 red, 193 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7C1AC?: The complementary color is #B6ACC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7C1AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.