What color is #B5AFBF?

#B5AFBF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AFBF?

The RGB value is 181, 175, 191: 181 red, 175 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AFBF?

The complementary color is #B9BFAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AFBF color

#B5AFBF rgb(181, 175, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5AFBF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 68.6% green and 74.9% blue (181, 175, 191).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 11% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#B5AFBF color codes

HEX	`#B5AFBF`
RGB	`rgb(181, 175, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 68.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 11%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.39, 5.17, -7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.39, 9.01, 305.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.788, 44.245, 55.513)`
Decimal	`11907007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AFBF, 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 #B5AFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #B5AFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5afbf; }
.text { color: #b5afbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5afbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 175 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5afbf, #bdafbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5AFBF?: #B5AFBF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AFBF?: The RGB value is 181, 175, 191: 181 red, 175 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AFBF?: The complementary color is #B9BFAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.