What color is #B1A6AB?

#B1A6AB is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A6AB?

The RGB value is 177, 166, 171: 177 red, 166 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A6AB?

The complementary color is #A6B1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A6AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A6AB color

#B1A6AB rgb(177, 166, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A6AB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 65.1% green and 67.1% blue (177, 166, 171).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 7% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#B1A6AB color codes

HEX	`#B1A6AB`
RGB	`rgb(177, 166, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 65.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 7%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 6%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.16, 4.87, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.16, 5, 346.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.117, 39.56, 44.095)`
Decimal	`11642539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A6AB, 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 #B1A6AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A6AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #B1A6AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a6ab; }
.text { color: #b1a6ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a6ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 166 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a6ab, #b1a7a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1A6AB?: #B1A6AB is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A6AB?: The RGB value is 177, 166, 171: 177 red, 166 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A6AB?: The complementary color is #A6B1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A6AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.