What color is #B4B1AE?

#B4B1AE is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Marble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B1AE?

The RGB value is 180, 177, 174: 180 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B1AE?

The complementary color is #AEB1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B1AE color

#B4B1AE rgb(180, 177, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B1AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 69.4% green and 68.2% blue (180, 177, 174).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 4% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gray Marble (#B9B4B1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#B4B1AE color codes

HEX	`#B4B1AE`
RGB	`rgb(180, 177, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 69.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 4%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 3%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.36, 0.51, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.36, 1.97, 75.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.183, 44.204, 46.346)`
Decimal	`11841966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B1AE, 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 #B4B1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #B4B1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b1ae; }
.text { color: #b4b1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 177 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b1ae, #b4b4ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4B1AE?: #B4B1AE is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Marble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B1AE?: The RGB value is 180, 177, 174: 180 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B1AE?: The complementary color is #AEB1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.