What color is #B1AFB3?

#B1AFB3 is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AFB3?

The RGB value is 177, 175, 179: 177 red, 175 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AFB3?

The complementary color is #B1B3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AFB3 color

#B1AFB3 rgb(177, 175, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1AFB3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 68.6% green and 70.2% blue (177, 175, 179).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 3% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Tangled Web (#B2B2B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#B1AFB3 color codes

HEX	`#B1AFB3`
RGB	`rgb(177, 175, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 68.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 3%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 2%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.73, 1.46, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.73, 2.31, 309.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.597, 43.262, 48.798)`
Decimal	`11644851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AFB3, 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 #B1AFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #B1AFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1afb3; }
.text { color: #b1afb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1afb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 175 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1afb3, #b3afb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1AFB3?: #B1AFB3 is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AFB3?: The RGB value is 177, 175, 179: 177 red, 175 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AFB3?: The complementary color is #B1B3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.