What color is #B1ACAB?

#B1ACAB is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1ACAB?

The RGB value is 177, 172, 171: 177 red, 172 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1ACAB?

The complementary color is #ABB0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1ACAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1ACAB color

#B1ACAB rgb(177, 172, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1ACAB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 67.5% green and 67.1% blue (177, 172, 171).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 4% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#B1ACAB color codes

HEX	`#B1ACAB`
RGB	`rgb(177, 172, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 67.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 4%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.73, 1.6, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.73, 1.96, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.234, 41.793, 44.467)`
Decimal	`11644075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1ACAB, 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 #B1ACAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1ACAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #B1ACAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1acab; }
.text { color: #b1acab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1acab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 172 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1acab, #b1afab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1ACAB?: #B1ACAB is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1ACAB?: The RGB value is 177, 172, 171: 177 red, 172 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1ACAB?: The complementary color is #ABB0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1ACAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.