What color is #B1A9BA?

#B1A9BA 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 #B1A9BA?

The RGB value is 177, 169, 186: 177 red, 169 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A9BA?

The complementary color is #B2BAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A9BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A9BA color

#B1A9BA rgb(177, 169, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A9BA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 66.3% green and 72.9% blue (177, 169, 186).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#B1A9BA color codes

HEX	`#B1A9BA`
RGB	`rgb(177, 169, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 66.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.36, 6.09, -7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.36, 9.79, 308.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.181, 41.268, 52.241)`
Decimal	`11643322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A9BA, 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 #B1A9BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A9BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #B1A9BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a9ba; }
.text { color: #b1a9ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a9ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 169 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a9ba, #baa9ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1A9BA?: #B1A9BA 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 #B1A9BA?: The RGB value is 177, 169, 186: 177 red, 169 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A9BA?: The complementary color is #B2BAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A9BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.