What color is #B5A5A4?

#B5A5A4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A5A4?

The RGB value is 181, 165, 164: 181 red, 165 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A5A4?

The complementary color is #A4B4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A5A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A5A4 color

#B5A5A4 rgb(181, 165, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5A5A4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 64.7% green and 64.3% blue (181, 165, 164).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 10% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#B5A5A4 color codes

HEX	`#B5A5A4`
RGB	`rgb(181, 165, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 64.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 10%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.05, 5.62, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.05, 6.2, 25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.211, 39.415, 40.657)`
Decimal	`11904420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A5A4, 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 #B5A5A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A5A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #B5A5A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a5a4; }
.text { color: #b5a5a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a5a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 165 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a5a4, #b5aea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5A5A4?: #B5A5A4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A5A4?: The RGB value is 181, 165, 164: 181 red, 165 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A5A4?: The complementary color is #A4B4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A5A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.