What color is #B4ABB4?

#B4ABB4 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4ABB4?

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

What is the complementary color of #B4ABB4?

The complementary color is #ABB4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4ABB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4ABB4 color

#B4ABB4 rgb(180, 171, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4ABB4 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#B4ABB4 color codes

HEX	`#B4ABB4`
RGB	`rgb(180, 171, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 67.1%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 5%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.96, 4.88, -3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.96, 5.98, 324.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.622, 42.125, 49.109)`
Decimal	`11840436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4ABB4, 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 #B4ABB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4ABB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #B4ABB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4abb4; }
.text { color: #b4abb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4abb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 171 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4abb4, #b4abb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4ABB4?: #B4ABB4 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4ABB4?: The RGB value is 180, 171, 180: 180 red, 171 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4ABB4?: The complementary color is #ABB4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4ABB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.