What color is #B4A4AA?

#B4A4AA 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 #B4A4AA?

The RGB value is 180, 164, 170: 180 red, 164 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A4AA?

The complementary color is #A4B4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A4AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A4AA color

#B4A4AA rgb(180, 164, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4A4AA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 64.3% green and 66.7% blue (180, 164, 170).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 10% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#B4A4AA color codes

HEX	`#B4A4AA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 164, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 64.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 10%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.86, 6.87, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.86, 6.94, 351.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.353, 39.157, 43.507)`
Decimal	`11838634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A4AA, 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 #B4A4AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A4AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #B4A4AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a4aa; }
.text { color: #b4a4aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a4aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 164 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a4aa, #b4a6a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B4A4AA?: #B4A4AA 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 #B4A4AA?: The RGB value is 180, 164, 170: 180 red, 164 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A4AA?: The complementary color is #A4B4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A4AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.