What color is #B1AEBE?

#B1AEBE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AEBE?

The RGB value is 177, 174, 190: 177 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AEBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #B1AEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AEBE color

#B1AEBE rgb(177, 174, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1AEBE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 68.2% green and 74.5% blue (177, 174, 190).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#B1AEBE color codes

HEX	`#B1AEBE`
RGB	`rgb(177, 174, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 68.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.78, 4.15, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.78, 8.8, 298.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.56, 43.337, 54.828)`
Decimal	`11644606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AEBE, 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 #B1AEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #B1AEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1aebe; }
.text { color: #b1aebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1aebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 174 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1aebe, #b9aebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B1AEBE?: #B1AEBE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AEBE?: The RGB value is 177, 174, 190: 177 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AEBE?: The complementary color is #BBBEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.