What color is #B1ADAC?

#B1ADAC is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1ADAC?

The RGB value is 177, 173, 172: 177 red, 173 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1ADAC?

The complementary color is #ACB0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1ADAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1ADAC color

#B1ADAC rgb(177, 173, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1ADAC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 67.8% green and 67.5% blue (177, 173, 172).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 3% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cathedral (#ACAAA7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#B1ADAC color codes

HEX	`#B1ADAC`
RGB	`rgb(177, 173, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 67.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 3%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.02, 1.24, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.02, 1.6, 39.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.52, 42.213, 45.035)`
Decimal	`11644332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1ADAC, 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 #B1ADAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1ADAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #B1ADAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1adac; }
.text { color: #b1adac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1adac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 173 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1adac, #b1b0ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1ADAC?: #B1ADAC is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1ADAC?: The RGB value is 177, 173, 172: 177 red, 173 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1ADAC?: The complementary color is #ACB0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1ADAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.