What color is #B1ADA7?

#B1ADA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Dove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1ADA7?

The RGB value is 177, 173, 167: 177 red, 173 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1ADA7?

The complementary color is #A7ABB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1ADA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1ADA7 color

#B1ADA7 rgb(177, 173, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1ADA7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 67.8% green and 65.5% blue (177, 173, 167).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 6% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dove (#B3ADA7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#B1ADA7 color codes

HEX	`#B1ADA7`
RGB	`rgb(177, 173, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 67.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 6%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 6%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.89, 0.33, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.89, 3.6, 84.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.049, 42.025, 42.553)`
Decimal	`11644327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1ADA7, 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 #B1ADA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1ADA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #B1ADA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1ada7; }
.text { color: #b1ada7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1ada7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 173 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1ada7, #b0b1a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1ADA7?: #B1ADA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Dove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1ADA7?: The RGB value is 177, 173, 167: 177 red, 173 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1ADA7?: The complementary color is #A7ABB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1ADA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.