What color is #B1A1A0?

#B1A1A0 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 #B1A1A0?

The RGB value is 177, 161, 160: 177 red, 161 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A1A0?

The complementary color is #A0B0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A1A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A1A0 color

#B1A1A0 rgb(177, 161, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A1A0 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 63.1% green and 62.7% blue (177, 161, 160).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 10% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#B1A1A0 color codes

HEX	`#B1A1A0`
RGB	`rgb(177, 161, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 63.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 10%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.56, 5.64, 2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.56, 6.23, 25.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.221, 37.376, 38.504)`
Decimal	`11641248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A1A0, 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 #B1A1A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A1A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #B1A1A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a1a0; }
.text { color: #b1a1a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a1a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 161 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a1a0, #b1aaa0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B1A1A0?: #B1A1A0 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 #B1A1A0?: The RGB value is 177, 161, 160: 177 red, 161 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A1A0?: The complementary color is #A0B0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A1A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.