What color is #B7C1B9?

#B7C1B9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7C1B9?

The RGB value is 183, 193, 185: 183 red, 193 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7C1B9?

The complementary color is #C1B7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7C1B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7C1B9 color

#B7C1B9 rgb(183, 193, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7C1B9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 75.7% green and 72.5% blue (183, 193, 185).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 7% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#B7C1B9 color codes

HEX	`#B7C1B9`
RGB	`rgb(183, 193, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 75.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 7%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 5%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.11, -4.95, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.11, 5.7, 150.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.354, 51.71, 53.376)`
Decimal	`12042681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7C1B9, 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 #B7C1B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7C1B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #B7C1B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7c1b9; }
.text { color: #b7c1b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7c1b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 193 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7c1b9, #b7c1be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7C1B9?: #B7C1B9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7C1B9?: The RGB value is 183, 193, 185: 183 red, 193 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7C1B9?: The complementary color is #C1B7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7C1B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.