What color is #B5ABA8?

#B5ABA8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5ABA8?

The RGB value is 181, 171, 168: 181 red, 171 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5ABA8?

The complementary color is #A8B2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5ABA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5ABA8 color

#B5ABA8 rgb(181, 171, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5ABA8 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 67.1% green and 65.9% blue (181, 171, 168).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 8% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#B5ABA8 color codes

HEX	`#B5ABA8`
RGB	`rgb(181, 171, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 67.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 8%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 7%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.72, 3.04, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.72, 4.15, 42.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.686, 41.777, 42.959)`
Decimal	`11905960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5ABA8, 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 #B5ABA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5ABA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #B5ABA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5aba8; }
.text { color: #b5aba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5aba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 171 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5aba8, #b5b2a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B5ABA8?: #B5ABA8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5ABA8?: The RGB value is 181, 171, 168: 181 red, 171 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5ABA8?: The complementary color is #A8B2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5ABA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.