What color is #B1A3AF?

#B1A3AF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A3AF?

The RGB value is 177, 163, 175: 177 red, 163 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A3AF?

The complementary color is #A3B1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A3AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A3AF color

#B1A3AF rgb(177, 163, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A3AF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 63.9% green and 68.6% blue (177, 163, 175).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 8% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#B1A3AF color codes

HEX	`#B1A3AF`
RGB	`rgb(177, 163, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 63.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 8%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 8%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.49, 7.27, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.49, 8.47, 329.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.965, 38.637, 45.954)`
Decimal	`11641775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A3AF, 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 #B1A3AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A3AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #B1A3AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a3af; }
.text { color: #b1a3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a3af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 163 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a3af, #b1a3a8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B1A3AF?: #B1A3AF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A3AF?: The RGB value is 177, 163, 175: 177 red, 163 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A3AF?: The complementary color is #A3B1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A3AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.