What color is #B5AFBA?

#B5AFBA is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AFBA?

The RGB value is 181, 175, 186: 181 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AFBA?

The complementary color is #B4BAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AFBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AFBA color

#B5AFBA rgb(181, 175, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5AFBA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 68.6% green and 72.9% blue (181, 175, 186).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 7% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#B5AFBA color codes

HEX	`#B5AFBA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 175, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 68.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 7%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.25, 4.19, -4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.25, 6.41, 310.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.247, 44.029, 52.665)`
Decimal	`11907002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AFBA, 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 #B5AFBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AFBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #B5AFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5afba; }
.text { color: #b5afba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5afba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 175 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5afba, #baafba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5AFBA?: #B5AFBA is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AFBA?: The RGB value is 181, 175, 186: 181 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AFBA?: The complementary color is #B4BAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AFBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.