What color is #B4AAAF?

#B4AAAF is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4AAAF?

The RGB value is 180, 170, 175: 180 red, 170 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4AAAF?

The complementary color is #AAB4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4AAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4AAAF color

#B4AAAF rgb(180, 170, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4AAAF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 66.7% green and 68.6% blue (180, 170, 175).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#B4AAAF color codes

HEX	`#B4AAAF`
RGB	`rgb(180, 170, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 66.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.56, 4.49, -1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.56, 4.67, 344.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.934, 41.548, 46.412)`
Decimal	`11840175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4AAAF, 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 #B4AAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4AAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #B4AAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4aaaf; }
.text { color: #b4aaaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4aaaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 170 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4aaaf, #b4aaaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4AAAF?: #B4AAAF is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4AAAF?: The RGB value is 180, 170, 175: 180 red, 170 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4AAAF?: The complementary color is #AAB4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4AAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.