What color is #B1A4A7?

#B1A4A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A4A7?

The RGB value is 177, 164, 167: 177 red, 164 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A4A7?

The complementary color is #A4B1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A4A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A4A7 color

#B1A4A7 rgb(177, 164, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A4A7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 64.3% green and 65.5% blue (177, 164, 167).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 8% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#B1A4A7 color codes

HEX	`#B1A4A7`
RGB	`rgb(177, 164, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 64.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 8%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.53, 5.24, 0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.53, 5.24, 1.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.381, 38.689, 41.997)`
Decimal	`11642023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A4A7, 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 #B1A4A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A4A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #B1A4A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a4a7; }
.text { color: #b1a4a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a4a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 164 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a4a7, #b1a8a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B1A4A7?: #B1A4A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A4A7?: The RGB value is 177, 164, 167: 177 red, 164 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A4A7?: The complementary color is #A4B1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A4A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.