What color is #B1AEAF?

#B1AEAF is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AEAF?

The RGB value is 177, 174, 175: 177 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AEAF?

The complementary color is #AEB1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AEAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AEAF color

#B1AEAF rgb(177, 174, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1AEAF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 68.2% green and 68.6% blue (177, 174, 175).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 2% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Tangled Web (#B2B2B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#B1AEAF color codes

HEX	`#B1AEAF`
RGB	`rgb(177, 174, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 68.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 2%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 2%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.36, 1.25, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.36, 1.26, 353.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.004, 42.714, 46.634)`
Decimal	`11644591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AEAF, 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 #B1AEAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AEAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #B1AEAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1aeaf; }
.text { color: #b1aeaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1aeaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 174 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1aeaf, #b1afae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B1AEAF?: #B1AEAF is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AEAF?: The RGB value is 177, 174, 175: 177 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AEAF?: The complementary color is #AEB1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AEAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.