What color is #B5AAB3?

#B5AAB3 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AAB3?

The RGB value is 181, 170, 179: 181 red, 170 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AAB3?

The complementary color is #AAB5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AAB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AAB3 color

#B5AAB3 rgb(181, 170, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5AAB3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 66.7% green and 70.2% blue (181, 170, 179).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 7% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#B5AAB3 color codes

HEX	`#B5AAB3`
RGB	`rgb(181, 170, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 66.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 7%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.75, 5.59, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.75, 6.44, 330.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.566, 41.828, 48.523)`
Decimal	`11905715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AAB3, 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 #B5AAB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AAB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #B5AAB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5aab3; }
.text { color: #b5aab3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5aab3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 170 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5aab3, #b5aaad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5AAB3?: #B5AAB3 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AAB3?: The RGB value is 181, 170, 179: 181 red, 170 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AAB3?: The complementary color is #AAB5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AAB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.