What color is #B1A7A1?

#B1A7A1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A7A1?

The RGB value is 177, 167, 161: 177 red, 167 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A7A1?

The complementary color is #A1ABB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A7A1?

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.

#B1A7A1 color

#B1A7A1 rgb(177, 167, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A7A1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 65.5% green and 63.1% blue (177, 167, 161).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B1A7A1 color codes

HEX	`#B1A7A1`
RGB	`rgb(177, 167, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 65.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.15, 2.53, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.15, 5.07, 60.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.383, 39.558, 39.325)`
Decimal	`11642785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A7A1, 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 #B1A7A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A7A1 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 #B1A7A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a7a1; }
.text { color: #b1a7a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a7a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 167 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a7a1, #b1afa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1A7A1?: #B1A7A1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A7A1?: The RGB value is 177, 167, 161: 177 red, 167 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A7A1?: The complementary color is #A1ABB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A7A1?: 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.