What color is #B1A9B7?

#B1A9B7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A9B7?

The RGB value is 177, 169, 183: 177 red, 169 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A9B7?

The complementary color is #AFB7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A9B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A9B7 color

#B1A9B7 rgb(177, 169, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A9B7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 66.3% green and 71.8% blue (177, 169, 183).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#B1A9B7 color codes

HEX	`#B1A9B7`
RGB	`rgb(177, 169, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 66.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.28, 5.5, -6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.28, 8.25, 311.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.865, 41.142, 50.579)`
Decimal	`11643319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A9B7, 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 #B1A9B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A9B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #B1A9B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a9b7; }
.text { color: #b1a9b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a9b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 169 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a9b7, #b7a9b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1A9B7?: #B1A9B7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A9B7?: The RGB value is 177, 169, 183: 177 red, 169 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A9B7?: The complementary color is #AFB7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A9B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.