What color is #B5A3AA?

#B5A3AA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A3AA?

The RGB value is 181, 163, 170: 181 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A3AA?

The complementary color is #A3B5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A3AA color

#B5A3AA rgb(181, 163, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5A3AA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 63.9% green and 66.7% blue (181, 163, 170).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 11% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#B5A3AA color codes

HEX	`#B5A3AA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 163, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 63.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 11%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 10%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.69, 7.78, -1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.69, 7.87, 351.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.408, 38.921, 43.459)`
Decimal	`11903914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A3AA, 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 #B5A3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #B5A3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a3aa; }
.text { color: #b5a3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 163 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a3aa, #b5a5a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5A3AA?: #B5A3AA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A3AA?: The RGB value is 181, 163, 170: 181 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A3AA?: The complementary color is #A3B5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.