What color is #B4ABAE?

#B4ABAE is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4ABAE?

The RGB value is 180, 171, 174: 180 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4ABAE?

The complementary color is #ABB4B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4ABAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4ABAE color

#B4ABAE rgb(180, 171, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4ABAE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 67.1% green and 68.2% blue (180, 171, 174).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#B4ABAE color codes

HEX	`#B4ABAE`
RGB	`rgb(180, 171, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 67.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 5%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.79, 3.76, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.79, 3.78, 354.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.024, 41.885, 45.96)`
Decimal	`11840430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4ABAE, 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 #B4ABAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4ABAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #B4ABAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4abae; }
.text { color: #b4abae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4abae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 171 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4abae, #b4acab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4ABAE?: #B4ABAE is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4ABAE?: The RGB value is 180, 171, 174: 180 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4ABAE?: The complementary color is #ABB4B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4ABAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.