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#B1BBBF Stormy

#B1BBBF is a light gray named Stormy. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 73.3% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(177, 187, 191)). Its HSL value is 197° hue, 10% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #B1BBBF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.73:1.

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#B1BBBF color conversion

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Variations of #B1BBBF

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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#B1BBBF 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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#B1BBBF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B1BBBF 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 #B6B8BF
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BABF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BABF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6B8BF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5B9BF
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEBCBC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0BCBE
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7BABB

#B1BBBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#B1BBBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.73:1 Very good#B1BBBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B1BBBF in CSS

/* Stormy */
.color { color: #B1BBBF; }
.background { background-color: #B1BBBF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B1BBBF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(177 187 191);
color: hsl(197 10% 72%);
color: oklch(0.785 0.013 223.6);

#B1BBBF FAQ

What color is #B1BBBF?

#B1BBBF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Stormy. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B1BBBF?

#B1BBBF is rgb(177, 187, 191) in RGB, hsl(197, 10%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B1BBBF?

The complementary color of #B1BBBF is #BFB5B1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B1BBBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B1BBBF: 10.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B1BBBF a warm or cool color?

#B1BBBF is a neutral color.