What color is #B1A8AB?

#B1A8AB is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A8AB?

The RGB value is 177, 168, 171: 177 red, 168 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A8AB?

The complementary color is #A8B1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A8AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A8AB color

#B1A8AB rgb(177, 168, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A8AB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 65.9% green and 67.1% blue (177, 168, 171).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 5% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#B1A8AB color codes

HEX	`#B1A8AB`
RGB	`rgb(177, 168, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 65.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 5%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 5%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.68, 3.78, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.68, 3.79, 354.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.484, 40.293, 44.217)`
Decimal	`11643051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A8AB, 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 #B1A8AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A8AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #B1A8AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a8ab; }
.text { color: #b1a8ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a8ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 168 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a8ab, #b1aaa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1A8AB?: #B1A8AB is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A8AB?: The RGB value is 177, 168, 171: 177 red, 168 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A8AB?: The complementary color is #A8B1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A8AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.