What color is #B1A6B9?

#B1A6B9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A6B9?

The RGB value is 177, 166, 185: 177 red, 166 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A6B9?

The complementary color is #AEB9A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A6B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A6B9 color

#B1A6B9 rgb(177, 166, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A6B9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 65.1% green and 72.5% blue (177, 166, 185).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 12% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#B1A6B9 color codes

HEX	`#B1A6B9`
RGB	`rgb(177, 166, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 65.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 12%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.56, 7.54, -8.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.56, 11.23, 312.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.523, 40.122, 51.499)`
Decimal	`11642553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A6B9, 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 #B1A6B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A6B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #B1A6B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a6b9; }
.text { color: #b1a6b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a6b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 166 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a6b9, #b9a6b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1A6B9?: #B1A6B9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A6B9?: The RGB value is 177, 166, 185: 177 red, 166 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A6B9?: The complementary color is #AEB9A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A6B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.