What color is #B1AFAA?

#B1AFAA is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AFAA?

The RGB value is 177, 175, 170: 177 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AFAA?

The complementary color is #AAACB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AFAA color

#B1AFAA rgb(177, 175, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1AFAA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 68.6% green and 66.7% blue (177, 175, 170).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 4% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Steam Engine (#B2B2AD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#B1AFAA color codes

HEX	`#B1AFAA`
RGB	`rgb(177, 175, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 68.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 4%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 4%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.49, -0.21, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.49, 2.82, 94.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.716, 42.909, 44.16)`
Decimal	`11644842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AFAA, 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 #B1AFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #B1AFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1afaa; }
.text { color: #b1afaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1afaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 175 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1afaa, #b0b1aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B1AFAA?: #B1AFAA is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AFAA?: The RGB value is 177, 175, 170: 177 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AFAA?: The complementary color is #AAACB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.