What color is #B5A9AA?

#B5A9AA is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A9AA?

The RGB value is 181, 169, 170: 181 red, 169 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A9AA?

The complementary color is #A9B5B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A9AA color

#B5A9AA rgb(181, 169, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5A9AA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 66.3% green and 66.7% blue (181, 169, 170).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 8% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#B5A9AA color codes

HEX	`#B5A9AA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 169, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 66.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 8%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 7%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.25, 4.49, 1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.25, 4.61, 13.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.499, 41.102, 43.822)`
Decimal	`11905450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A9AA, 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 #B5A9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #B5A9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a9aa; }
.text { color: #b5a9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 169 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a9aa, #b5aea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B5A9AA?: #B5A9AA is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A9AA?: The RGB value is 181, 169, 170: 181 red, 169 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A9AA?: The complementary color is #A9B5B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.