What color is #B5BAAB?

#B5BAAB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BAAB?

The RGB value is 181, 186, 171: 181 red, 186 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BAAB?

The complementary color is #B0ABBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BAAB color

#B5BAAB rgb(181, 186, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BAAB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 72.9% green and 67.1% blue (181, 186, 171).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#B5BAAB color codes

HEX	`#B5BAAB`
RGB	`rgb(181, 186, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 72.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.75, -4.48, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.75, 8.31, 122.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.965, 47.882, 45.446)`
Decimal	`11909803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BAAB, 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 #B5BAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #B5BAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5baab; }
.text { color: #b5baab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5baab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 186 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5baab, #aebaab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5BAAB?: #B5BAAB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BAAB?: The RGB value is 181, 186, 171: 181 red, 186 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BAAB?: The complementary color is #B0ABBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.