What color is #B1A8AD?

#B1A8AD is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A8AD?

The RGB value is 177, 168, 173: 177 red, 168 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A8AD?

The complementary color is #A8B1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A8AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A8AD color

#B1A8AD rgb(177, 168, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A8AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 65.9% green and 67.8% blue (177, 168, 173).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 5% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#B1A8AD color codes

HEX	`#B1A8AD`
RGB	`rgb(177, 168, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 65.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 5%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 5%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.73, 4.14, -1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.73, 4.38, 341.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.676, 40.37, 45.229)`
Decimal	`11643053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A8AD, 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 #B1A8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A8AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #B1A8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a8ad; }
.text { color: #b1a8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 168 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a8ad, #b1a8a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1A8AD?: #B1A8AD is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A8AD?: The RGB value is 177, 168, 173: 177 red, 168 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A8AD?: The complementary color is #A8B1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A8AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.