What color is #B1A09F?

#B1A09F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A09F?

The RGB value is 177, 160, 159: 177 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A09F?

The complementary color is #9FB0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A09F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A09F color

#B1A09F rgb(177, 160, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A09F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 62.7% green and 62.4% blue (177, 160, 159).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 10% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#B1A09F color codes

HEX	`#B1A09F`
RGB	`rgb(177, 160, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 62.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 10%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.27, 6.02, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.27, 6.63, 24.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.96, 36.993, 37.987)`
Decimal	`11640991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A09F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B1A09F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A09F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B1A09F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a09f; }
.text { color: #b1a09f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a09f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 160 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a09f, #b1a99f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B1A09F?: #B1A09F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A09F?: The RGB value is 177, 160, 159: 177 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A09F?: The complementary color is #9FB0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A09F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.