What color is #B3A1A9?

#B3A1A9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A1A9?

The RGB value is 179, 161, 169: 179 red, 161 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A1A9?

The complementary color is #A1B3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A1A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A1A9 color

#B3A1A9 rgb(179, 161, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3A1A9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 63.1% green and 66.3% blue (179, 161, 169).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 11% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#B3A1A9 color codes

HEX	`#B3A1A9`
RGB	`rgb(179, 161, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 63.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 11%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 10%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 6%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.98, 7.98, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.98, 8.16, 347.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.496, 37.939, 42.823)`
Decimal	`11772329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A1A9, 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 #B3A1A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A1A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #B3A1A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a1a9; }
.text { color: #b3a1a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a1a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 161 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a1a9, #b3a2a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3A1A9?: #B3A1A9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A1A9?: The RGB value is 179, 161, 169: 179 red, 161 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A1A9?: The complementary color is #A1B3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A1A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.