#B1B6B9 Color

#B1B6B9 is rgb(177, 182, 185) in RGB and hsl(202, 5%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B1B6B9

HEX#B1B6B9

RGBrgb(177, 182, 185)

HSLhsl(202, 5%, 71%)

HSVhsv(202, 4%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.007 233.7)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B1B6B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B1B6B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B1B6B9 Complementary#B9B4B1 Analogous#B1B9B8 Analogous#B1B2B9 Triadic#B9B1B6 Triadic#B6B9B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B1B6B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCC0C2 #C7CACC #D1D4D6 #DADCDD #E4E6E7 #EFF0F0

Shades

#979DA1 #7E868B #666D70 #505558 #383B3E #222425

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