What color is #B5A9B0?

#B5A9B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A9B0?

The RGB value is 181, 169, 176: 181 red, 169 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A9B0?

The complementary color is #A9B5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A9B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A9B0 color

#B5A9B0 rgb(181, 169, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5A9B0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 66.3% green and 69% blue (181, 169, 176).

Its hue angle is 325°, 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#B5A9B0 color codes

HEX	`#B5A9B0`
RGB	`rgb(181, 169, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 66.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 8%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 7%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.41, 5.58, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.41, 5.94, 339.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.079, 41.335, 46.88)`
Decimal	`11905456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A9B0, 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 #B5A9B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A9B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #B5A9B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a9b0; }
.text { color: #b5a9b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a9b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 169 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a9b0, #b5a9aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5A9B0?: #B5A9B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A9B0?: The RGB value is 181, 169, 176: 181 red, 169 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A9B0?: The complementary color is #A9B5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A9B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.