What color is #B1AAB2?

#B1AAB2 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AAB2?

The RGB value is 177, 170, 178: 177 red, 170 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AAB2?

The complementary color is #ABB2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AAB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AAB2 color

#B1AAB2 rgb(177, 170, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1AAB2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 66.7% green and 69.8% blue (177, 170, 178).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 5% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% 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 9.26:1).

#B1AAB2 color codes

HEX	`#B1AAB2`
RGB	`rgb(177, 170, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 66.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 5%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 4%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.39, 3.99, -3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.39, 5.12, 321.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.541, 41.311, 47.949)`
Decimal	`11643570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AAB2, 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 #B1AAB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AAB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #B1AAB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1aab2; }
.text { color: #b1aab2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1aab2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 170 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1aab2, #b2aaaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1AAB2?: #B1AAB2 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AAB2?: The RGB value is 177, 170, 178: 177 red, 170 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AAB2?: The complementary color is #ABB2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AAB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.