What color is #B1AFB7?

#B1AFB7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AFB7?

The RGB value is 177, 175, 183: 177 red, 175 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AFB7?

The complementary color is #B5B7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AFB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AFB7 color

#B1AFB7 rgb(177, 175, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1AFB7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 68.6% green and 71.8% blue (177, 175, 183).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 5% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#B1AFB7 color codes

HEX	`#B1AFB7`
RGB	`rgb(177, 175, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 68.6%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 5%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 4%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.84, 2.23, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.84, 4.43, 300.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.007, 43.426, 50.96)`
Decimal	`11644855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AFB7, 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 #B1AFB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AFB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #B1AFB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1afb7; }
.text { color: #b1afb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1afb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 175 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1afb7, #b5afb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1AFB7?: #B1AFB7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AFB7?: The RGB value is 177, 175, 183: 177 red, 175 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AFB7?: The complementary color is #B5B7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AFB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.