What color is #B5AFAD?

#B5AFAD is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Marble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AFAD?

The RGB value is 181, 175, 173: 181 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AFAD?

The complementary color is #ADB3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AFAD color

#B5AFAD rgb(181, 175, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5AFAD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 68.6% green and 67.8% blue (181, 175, 173).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 5% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gray Marble (#B9B4B1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#B5AFAD color codes

HEX	`#B5AFAD`
RGB	`rgb(181, 175, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 68.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 5%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.89, 1.77, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.89, 2.51, 45.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.928, 43.501, 45.715)`
Decimal	`11906989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AFAD, 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 #B5AFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #B5AFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5afad; }
.text { color: #b5afad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5afad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 175 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5afad, #b5b3ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5AFAD?: #B5AFAD is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Marble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AFAD?: The RGB value is 181, 175, 173: 181 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AFAD?: The complementary color is #ADB3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.