#B1B8B9 Color

#B1B8B9 is rgb(177, 184, 185) in RGB and hsl(187, 5%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B1B8B9

HEX#B1B8B9

RGBrgb(177, 184, 185)

HSLhsl(187, 5%, 71%)

HSVhsv(187, 4%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.008 207.1)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B1B8B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B1B8B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B1B8B9 Complementary#B9B2B1 Analogous#B1B9B6 Analogous#B1B4B9 Triadic#B9B1B8 Triadic#B8B9B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B1B8B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCC2C2 #C7CCCC #D1D5D6 #DADDDD #E4E6E7 #EFF0F0

Shades

#979FA1 #7E898B #666F70 #505758 #383D3E #222525

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