What color is #B4ABB2?

#B4ABB2 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4ABB2?

The RGB value is 180, 171, 178: 180 red, 171 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4ABB2?

The complementary color is #ABB4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4ABB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4ABB2 color

#B4ABB2 rgb(180, 171, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4ABB2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 67.1% green and 69.8% blue (180, 171, 178).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#B4ABB2 color codes

HEX	`#B4ABB2`
RGB	`rgb(180, 171, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 67.1%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 5%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.9, 4.5, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.9, 5.12, 331.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.42, 42.044, 48.044)`
Decimal	`11840434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4ABB2, 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 #B4ABB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4ABB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #B4ABB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4abb2; }
.text { color: #b4abb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4abb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 171 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4abb2, #b4abad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4ABB2?: #B4ABB2 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4ABB2?: The RGB value is 180, 171, 178: 180 red, 171 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4ABB2?: The complementary color is #ABB4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4ABB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.