What color is #B4A8AC?

#B4A8AC is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4A8AC?

The RGB value is 180, 168, 172: 180 red, 168 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A8AC?

The complementary color is #A8B4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A8AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A8AC color

#B4A8AC rgb(180, 168, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4A8AC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 65.9% green and 67.5% blue (180, 168, 172).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 7% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#B4A8AC color codes

HEX	`#B4A8AC`
RGB	`rgb(180, 168, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 65.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 7%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 7%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.96, 5.04, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.96, 5.06, 354.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.27, 40.688, 44.754)`
Decimal	`11839660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A8AC, 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 #B4A8AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A8AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #B4A8AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a8ac; }
.text { color: #b4a8ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a8ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 168 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a8ac, #b4aaa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4A8AC?: #B4A8AC is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4A8AC?: The RGB value is 180, 168, 172: 180 red, 168 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A8AC?: The complementary color is #A8B4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A8AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.