What color is #B1A9A5?

#B1A9A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A9A5?

The RGB value is 177, 169, 165: 177 red, 169 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A9A5?

The complementary color is #A5ADB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A9A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A9A5 color

#B1A9A5 rgb(177, 169, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A9A5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 66.3% green and 64.7% blue (177, 169, 165).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 7% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#B1A9A5 color codes

HEX	`#B1A9A5`
RGB	`rgb(177, 169, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 66.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 7%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.78, 2.15, 3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.78, 3.76, 55.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.11, 40.44, 41.335)`
Decimal	`11643301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A9A5, 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 #B1A9A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A9A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #B1A9A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a9a5; }
.text { color: #b1a9a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a9a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 169 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a9a5, #b1afa5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B1A9A5?: #B1A9A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A9A5?: The RGB value is 177, 169, 165: 177 red, 169 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A9A5?: The complementary color is #A5ADB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A9A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.