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#B1BBBC closest to Silver Mistral

#B1BBBC 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 73.7% blue (rgb(177, 187, 188)). Its HSL value is 185° hue, 8% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #B1BBBC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.70:1.

#B1BBBC color conversion

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Variations of #B1BBBC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#B1BBBC 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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#B1BBBC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B1BBBC 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 #B7B8BC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BABC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BABC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7B8BC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5B9BC
  • 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 #B0BBBC
  • 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 #B7BABA

#B1BBBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#B1BBBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.70:1 Very good#B1BBBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B1BBBC in CSS

/* Silver Mistral */
.color { color: #B1BBBC; }
.background { background-color: #B1BBBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B1BBBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(177 187 188);
color: hsl(185 8% 72%);
color: oklch(0.785 0.011 204.1);

#B1BBBC FAQ

What color is #B1BBBC?

#B1BBBC 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 #B1BBBC?

#B1BBBC is rgb(177, 187, 188) in RGB, hsl(185, 8%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B1BBBC?

The complementary color of #B1BBBC is #BCB2B1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B1BBBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #B1BBBC: 10.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B1BBBC a warm or cool color?

#B1BBBC is a neutral color.