What color is #B4A9B3?

#B4A9B3 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4A9B3?

The RGB value is 180, 169, 179: 180 red, 169 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A9B3?

The complementary color is #A9B4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A9B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A9B3 color

#B4A9B3 rgb(180, 169, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4A9B3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 66.3% green and 70.2% blue (180, 169, 179).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 7% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#B4A9B3 color codes

HEX	`#B4A9B3`
RGB	`rgb(180, 169, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 66.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 7%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.41, 5.78, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.41, 6.87, 327.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.146, 41.334, 48.45)`
Decimal	`11839923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A9B3, 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 #B4A9B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A9B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #B4A9B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a9b3; }
.text { color: #b4a9b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a9b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 169 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a9b3, #b4a9ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B4A9B3?: #B4A9B3 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4A9B3?: The RGB value is 180, 169, 179: 180 red, 169 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A9B3?: The complementary color is #A9B4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A9B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.