What color is #B4B9AF?

#B4B9AF is a light gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B9AF?

The RGB value is 180, 185, 175: 180 red, 185 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B9AF?

The complementary color is #B4AFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B9AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B9AF color

#B4B9AF rgb(180, 185, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B9AF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 72.5% green and 68.6% blue (180, 185, 175).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 7% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Magnetic (#B2B5AF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#B4B9AF color codes

HEX	`#B4B9AF`
RGB	`rgb(180, 185, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 72.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 7%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 5%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.51, -3.59, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.51, 5.73, 128.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.908, 47.496, 47.404)`
Decimal	`11844015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B9AF, 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 #B4B9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B9AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #B4B9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b9af; }
.text { color: #b4b9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 185 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b9af, #afb9af); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4B9AF?: #B4B9AF is a light gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B9AF?: The RGB value is 180, 185, 175: 180 red, 185 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B9AF?: The complementary color is #B4AFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B9AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.