What color is #B1A0A7?

#B1A0A7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A0A7?

The RGB value is 177, 160, 167: 177 red, 160 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A0A7?

The complementary color is #A0B1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A0A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A0A7 color

#B1A0A7 rgb(177, 160, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A0A7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 62.7% green and 65.5% blue (177, 160, 167).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 10% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#B1A0A7 color codes

HEX	`#B1A0A7`
RGB	`rgb(177, 160, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 62.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 10%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.49, 7.44, -1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.49, 7.57, 349.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.677, 37.279, 41.763)`
Decimal	`11640999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A0A7, 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 #B1A0A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A0A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #B1A0A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a0a7; }
.text { color: #b1a0a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a0a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 160 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a0a7, #b1a2a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B1A0A7?: #B1A0A7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A0A7?: The RGB value is 177, 160, 167: 177 red, 160 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A0A7?: The complementary color is #A0B1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A0A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.