What color is #B4ABAB?

#B4ABAB is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4ABAB?

The RGB value is 180, 171, 171: 180 red, 171 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4ABAB?

The complementary color is #ABB4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4ABAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4ABAB color

#B4ABAB rgb(180, 171, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4ABAB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 67.1% green and 67.1% blue (180, 171, 171).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#B4ABAB color codes

HEX	`#B4ABAB`
RGB	`rgb(180, 171, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 67.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.71, 3.22, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.71, 3.42, 19.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.735, 41.77, 44.437)`
Decimal	`11840427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4ABAB, 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 #B4ABAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4ABAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #B4ABAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4abab; }
.text { color: #b4abab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4abab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 171 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4abab, #b4b0ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4ABAB?: #B4ABAB is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4ABAB?: The RGB value is 180, 171, 171: 180 red, 171 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4ABAB?: The complementary color is #ABB4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4ABAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.