What color is #B1BAAE?

#B1BAAE is a light gray, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BAAE?

The RGB value is 177, 186, 174: 177 red, 186 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BAAE?

The complementary color is #B7AEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BAAE color

#B1BAAE rgb(177, 186, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1BAAE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 72.9% green and 68.2% blue (177, 186, 174).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 8% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#B1BAAE color codes

HEX	`#B1BAAE`
RGB	`rgb(177, 186, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 72.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 8%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.52, -5.37, 5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.52, 7.34, 137.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.329, 47.521, 46.926)`
Decimal	`11647662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BAAE, 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 #B1BAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #B1BAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1baae; }
.text { color: #b1baae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1baae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 186 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1baae, #aebab1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1BAAE?: #B1BAAE is a light gray, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BAAE?: The RGB value is 177, 186, 174: 177 red, 186 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BAAE?: The complementary color is #B7AEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.