What color is #B4B4AA?

#B4B4AA is a gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B4AA?

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

What is the complementary color of #B4B4AA?

The complementary color is #AAAAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B4AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B4AA color

#B4B4AA rgb(180, 180, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B4AA is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#B4B4AA color codes

HEX	`#B4B4AA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 180, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 70.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.06, -1.82, 5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.06, 5.41, 109.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.398, 45.248, 44.523)`
Decimal	`11842730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B4AA, 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 #B4B4AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B4AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #B4B4AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b4aa; }
.text { color: #b4b4aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b4aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 180 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b4aa, #afb4aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B4B4AA?: #B4B4AA is a gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B4AA?: The RGB value is 180, 180, 170: 180 red, 180 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B4AA?: The complementary color is #AAAAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B4AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.