What color is #B1AEB6?

#B1AEB6 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AEB6?

The RGB value is 177, 174, 182: 177 red, 174 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AEB6?

The complementary color is #B3B6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AEB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AEB6 color

#B1AEB6 rgb(177, 174, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1AEB6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 68.2% green and 71.4% blue (177, 174, 182).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 5% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#B1AEB6 color codes

HEX	`#B1AEB6`
RGB	`rgb(177, 174, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 68.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 5%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.55, 2.58, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.55, 4.51, 304.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.71, 42.997, 50.349)`
Decimal	`11644598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AEB6, 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 #B1AEB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AEB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #B1AEB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1aeb6; }
.text { color: #b1aeb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1aeb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 174 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1aeb6, #b5aeb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1AEB6?: #B1AEB6 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AEB6?: The RGB value is 177, 174, 182: 177 red, 174 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AEB6?: The complementary color is #B3B6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AEB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.