#B1B1B9 Color

#B1B1B9 is rgb(177, 177, 185) in RGB and hsl(240, 5%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B1B1B9

HEX#B1B1B9

RGBrgb(177, 177, 185)

HSLhsl(240, 5%, 71%)

HSVhsv(240, 4%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.011 286.1)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B1B1B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B1B1B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B1B1B9 Complementary#B9B9B1 Analogous#B1B5B9 Analogous#B5B1B9 Triadic#B9B1B1 Triadic#B1B9B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B1B1B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCBCC2 #C7C7CC #D1D1D6 #DADADD #E4E4E7 #EFEFF0

Shades

#9797A1 #7E7E8B #666670 #505058 #38383E #222225

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