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#B1BFCF closest to Arctic Ice

#B1BFCF is a light gray; the closest named color is Arctic Ice. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 74.9% green and 81.2% blue (rgb(177, 191, 207)). Its HSL value is 212° hue, 24% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #B1BFCF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.22:1.

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#B1BFCF color conversion

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Variations of #B1BFCF

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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#B1BFCF 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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#B1BFCF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B1BFCF 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 #B6BCCF
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BFD0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BFD0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6BCCF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5BDCF
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AAC2C4
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AEC0CA
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABEC2

#B1BFCF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#B1BFCF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.22:1 Very good#B1BFCF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B1BFCF in CSS

/* Arctic Ice */
.color { color: #B1BFCF; }
.background { background-color: #B1BFCF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B1BFCF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(177 191 207);
color: hsl(212 24% 75%);
color: oklch(0.799 0.027 251.7);

#B1BFCF FAQ

What color is #B1BFCF?

#B1BFCF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B1BFCF?

#B1BFCF is rgb(177, 191, 207) in RGB, hsl(212, 24%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B1BFCF?

The complementary color of #B1BFCF is #CFC1B1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B1BFCF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B1BFCF: 11.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B1BFCF a warm or cool color?

#B1BFCF is a neutral color.