What color is #B4A7A8?

#B4A7A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4A7A8?

The RGB value is 180, 167, 168: 180 red, 167 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A7A8?

The complementary color is #A7B4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A7A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A7A8 color

#B4A7A8 rgb(180, 167, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4A7A8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 65.5% green and 65.9% blue (180, 167, 168).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 8% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#B4A7A8 color codes

HEX	`#B4A7A8`
RGB	`rgb(180, 167, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 65.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 8%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 7%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.59, 4.86, 1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.59, 5, 13.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.708, 40.168, 42.7)`
Decimal	`11839400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A7A8, 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 #B4A7A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A7A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #B4A7A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a7a8; }
.text { color: #b4a7a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a7a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 167 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a7a8, #b4ada7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B4A7A8?: #B4A7A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4A7A8?: The RGB value is 180, 167, 168: 180 red, 167 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A7A8?: The complementary color is #A7B4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A7A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.