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#B1BBBB closest to Silver Mistral

#B1BBBB is a light gray; the closest named color is Silver Mistral. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 73.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(177, 187, 187)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 7% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #B1BBBB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.70:1.

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#B1BBBB color conversion

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Variations of #B1BBBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B1BBBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B1BBBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B1BBBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7B8BB
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABABB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BABB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7B8BB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6B9BB
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEBCBB
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0BBBB
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7B9B9

#B1BBBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#B1BBBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.70:1 Very good#B1BBBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B1BBBB in CSS

/* Silver Mistral */
.color { color: #B1BBBB; }
.background { background-color: #B1BBBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B1BBBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(177 187 187);
color: hsl(180 7% 71%);
color: oklch(0.784 0.011 196.9);

#B1BBBB FAQ

What color is #B1BBBB?

#B1BBBB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Silver Mistral. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B1BBBB?

#B1BBBB is rgb(177, 187, 187) in RGB, hsl(180, 7%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B1BBBB?

The complementary color of #B1BBBB is #BBB1B1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B1BBBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #B1BBBB: 10.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B1BBBB a warm or cool color?

#B1BBBB is a neutral color.