What color is #B5AFAE?

#B5AFAE is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AFAE?

The RGB value is 181, 175, 174: 181 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AFAE?

The complementary color is #AEB4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AFAE color

#B5AFAE rgb(181, 175, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5AFAE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 68.6% green and 68.2% blue (181, 175, 174).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 5% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#B5AFAE color codes

HEX	`#B5AFAE`
RGB	`rgb(181, 175, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 68.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 5%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.92, 1.95, 1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.92, 2.33, 33.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.025, 43.54, 46.226)`
Decimal	`11906990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AFAE, 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 #B5AFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #B5AFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5afae; }
.text { color: #b5afae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5afae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 175 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5afae, #b5b3ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5AFAE?: #B5AFAE is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AFAE?: The RGB value is 181, 175, 174: 181 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AFAE?: The complementary color is #AEB4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.