What color is #B1AAB4?

#B1AAB4 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AAB4?

The RGB value is 177, 170, 180: 177 red, 170 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AAB4?

The complementary color is #ADB4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AAB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AAB4 color

#B1AAB4 rgb(177, 170, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1AAB4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 66.7% green and 70.6% blue (177, 170, 180).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#B1AAB4 color codes

HEX	`#B1AAB4`
RGB	`rgb(177, 170, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 66.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.45, 4.37, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.45, 6.08, 315.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.743, 41.392, 49.014)`
Decimal	`11643572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AAB4, 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 #B1AAB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AAB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #B1AAB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1aab4; }
.text { color: #b1aab4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1aab4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 170 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1aab4, #b4aab2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1AAB4?: #B1AAB4 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AAB4?: The RGB value is 177, 170, 180: 177 red, 170 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AAB4?: The complementary color is #ADB4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AAB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.