What color is #B4A9BB?

#B4A9BB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4A9BB?

The RGB value is 180, 169, 187: 180 red, 169 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A9BB?

The complementary color is #B0BBA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A9BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A9BB color

#B4A9BB rgb(180, 169, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4A9BB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 66.3% green and 73.3% blue (180, 169, 187).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#B4A9BB color codes

HEX	`#B4A9BB`
RGB	`rgb(180, 169, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 66.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.64, 7.32, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.64, 10.68, 313.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.979, 41.667, 52.835)`
Decimal	`11839931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A9BB, 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 #B4A9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A9BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #B4A9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a9bb; }
.text { color: #b4a9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 169 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a9bb, #bba9b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4A9BB?: #B4A9BB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4A9BB?: The RGB value is 180, 169, 187: 180 red, 169 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A9BB?: The complementary color is #B0BBA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A9BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.