What color is #B4ABBC?

#B4ABBC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4ABBC?

The RGB value is 180, 171, 188: 180 red, 171 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4ABBC?

The complementary color is #B3BCAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4ABBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4ABBC color

#B4ABBC rgb(180, 171, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4ABBC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 67.1% green and 73.7% blue (180, 171, 188).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#B4ABBC color codes

HEX	`#B4ABBC`
RGB	`rgb(180, 171, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 67.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.19, 6.42, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.19, 9.89, 310.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.461, 42.46, 53.526)`
Decimal	`11840444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4ABBC, 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 #B4ABBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4ABBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #B4ABBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4abbc; }
.text { color: #b4abbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4abbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 171 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4abbc, #bcabbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4ABBC?: #B4ABBC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4ABBC?: The RGB value is 180, 171, 188: 180 red, 171 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4ABBC?: The complementary color is #B3BCAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4ABBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.