What color is #B1A2A4?

#B1A2A4 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 #B1A2A4?

The RGB value is 177, 162, 164: 177 red, 162 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A2A4?

The complementary color is #A2B1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A2A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A2A4 color

#B1A2A4 rgb(177, 162, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A2A4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 63.5% green and 64.3% blue (177, 162, 164).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#B1A2A4 color codes

HEX	`#B1A2A4`
RGB	`rgb(177, 162, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 63.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 8%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.92, 5.8, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.92, 5.87, 9.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.752, 37.869, 40.435)`
Decimal	`11641508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A2A4, 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 #B1A2A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A2A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #B1A2A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a2a4; }
.text { color: #b1a2a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a2a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 162 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a2a4, #b1a7a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B1A2A4?: #B1A2A4 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 #B1A2A4?: The RGB value is 177, 162, 164: 177 red, 162 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A2A4?: The complementary color is #A2B1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A2A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.