What color is #B1AABF?

#B1AABF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AABF?

The RGB value is 177, 170, 191: 177 red, 170 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AABF?

The complementary color is #B8BFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AABF color

#B1AABF rgb(177, 170, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1AABF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 66.7% green and 74.9% blue (177, 170, 191).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#B1AABF color codes

HEX	`#B1AABF`
RGB	`rgb(177, 170, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 66.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.77, 6.54, -9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.77, 11.8, 303.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.908, 41.858, 55.152)`
Decimal	`11643583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AABF, 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 #B1AABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #B1AABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1aabf; }
.text { color: #b1aabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1aabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 170 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1aabf, #bbaabf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1AABF?: #B1AABF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AABF?: The RGB value is 177, 170, 191: 177 red, 170 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AABF?: The complementary color is #B8BFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.