What color is #B5A9AF?

#B5A9AF is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A9AF?

The RGB value is 181, 169, 175: 181 red, 169 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A9AF?

The complementary color is #A9B5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A9AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A9AF color

#B5A9AF rgb(181, 169, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5A9AF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 66.3% green and 68.6% blue (181, 169, 175).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 8% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#B5A9AF color codes

HEX	`#B5A9AF`
RGB	`rgb(181, 169, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 66.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 8%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 7%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.38, 5.4, -1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.38, 5.61, 344.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.981, 41.295, 46.361)`
Decimal	`11905455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A9AF, 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 #B5A9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A9AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #B5A9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a9af; }
.text { color: #b5a9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 169 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a9af, #b5a9a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5A9AF?: #B5A9AF is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A9AF?: The RGB value is 181, 169, 175: 181 red, 169 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A9AF?: The complementary color is #A9B5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A9AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.