What color is #B4B0AA?

#B4B0AA is a gray, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B0AA?

The RGB value is 180, 176, 170: 180 red, 176 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B0AA?

The complementary color is #AAAEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B0AA color

#B4B0AA rgb(180, 176, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B0AA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 69% green and 66.7% blue (180, 176, 170).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Mercurial (#B6B0A9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#B4B0AA color codes

HEX	`#B4B0AA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 176, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 69%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72, 0.33, 3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72, 3.59, 84.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.602, 43.656, 44.257)`
Decimal	`11841706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B0AA, 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 #B4B0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #B4B0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b0aa; }
.text { color: #b4b0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 176 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b0aa, #b3b4aa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B4B0AA?: #B4B0AA is a gray, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B0AA?: The RGB value is 180, 176, 170: 180 red, 176 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B0AA?: The complementary color is #AAAEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.