What color is #B4AAB1?

#B4AAB1 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4AAB1?

The RGB value is 180, 170, 177: 180 red, 170 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4AAB1?

The complementary color is #AAB4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4AAB1?

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.

#B4AAB1 color

#B4AAB1 rgb(180, 170, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4AAB1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 66.7% green and 69.4% blue (180, 170, 177).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B4AAB1 color codes

HEX	`#B4AAB1`
RGB	`rgb(180, 170, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 66.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.61, 4.86, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.61, 5.38, 334.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.132, 41.627, 47.454)`
Decimal	`11840177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4AAB1, 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 #B4AAB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4AAB1 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 #B4AAB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4aab1; }
.text { color: #b4aab1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4aab1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 170 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4aab1, #b4aaac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4AAB1?: #B4AAB1 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4AAB1?: The RGB value is 180, 170, 177: 180 red, 170 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4AAB1?: The complementary color is #AAB4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4AAB1?: 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.