What color is #B4ACAA?

#B4ACAA is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4ACAA?

The RGB value is 180, 172, 170: 180 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4ACAA?

The complementary color is #AAB2B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4ACAA?

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.

#B4ACAA color

#B4ACAA rgb(180, 172, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4ACAA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 67.5% green and 66.7% blue (180, 172, 170).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B4ACAA color codes

HEX	`#B4ACAA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 172, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 67.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.95, 2.49, 2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.95, 3.23, 39.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.83, 42.111, 44)`
Decimal	`11840682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4ACAA, 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 #B4ACAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4ACAA 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 #B4ACAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4acaa; }
.text { color: #b4acaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4acaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 172 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4acaa, #b4b1aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4ACAA?: #B4ACAA is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4ACAA?: The RGB value is 180, 172, 170: 180 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4ACAA?: The complementary color is #AAB2B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4ACAA?: 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.