What color is #B1A5B1?

#B1A5B1 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A5B1?

The RGB value is 177, 165, 177: 177 red, 165 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A5B1?

The complementary color is #A5B1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A5B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A5B1 color

#B1A5B1 rgb(177, 165, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A5B1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 64.7% green and 69.4% blue (177, 165, 177).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 7% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#B1A5B1 color codes

HEX	`#B1A5B1`
RGB	`rgb(177, 165, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 64.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 7%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.06, 6.54, -4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.06, 8.01, 324.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.521, 39.432, 47.116)`
Decimal	`11642289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A5B1, 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 #B1A5B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A5B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #B1A5B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a5b1; }
.text { color: #b1a5b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a5b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 165 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a5b1, #b1a5ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1A5B1?: #B1A5B1 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A5B1?: The RGB value is 177, 165, 177: 177 red, 165 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A5B1?: The complementary color is #A5B1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A5B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.