What color is #B1AABB?

#B1AABB 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 #B1AABB?

The RGB value is 177, 170, 187: 177 red, 170 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AABB?

The complementary color is #B4BBAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AABB color

#B1AABB rgb(177, 170, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1AABB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 66.7% green and 73.3% blue (177, 170, 187).

Its hue angle is 265°, 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 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#B1AABB color codes

HEX	`#B1AABB`
RGB	`rgb(177, 170, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 66.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.65, 5.74, -7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.65, 9.68, 306.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.474, 41.684, 52.865)`
Decimal	`11643579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AABB, 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 #B1AABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #B1AABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1aabb; }
.text { color: #b1aabb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1aabb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 170 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1aabb, #baaabb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B1AABB?: #B1AABB 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 #B1AABB?: The RGB value is 177, 170, 187: 177 red, 170 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AABB?: The complementary color is #B4BBAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.