What color is #B5BAB4?

#B5BAB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BAB4?

The RGB value is 181, 186, 180: 181 red, 186 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BAB4?

The complementary color is #B9B4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BAB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BAB4 color

#B5BAB4 rgb(181, 186, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BAB4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 72.9% green and 70.6% blue (181, 186, 180).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 4% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Magnetic (#B2B5AF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#B5BAB4 color codes

HEX	`#B5BAB4`
RGB	`rgb(181, 186, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 72.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 4%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 3%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.97, -2.86, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.97, 3.75, 139.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.852, 48.237, 50.119)`
Decimal	`11909812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BAB4, 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 #B5BAB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BAB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #B5BAB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bab4; }
.text { color: #b5bab4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bab4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 186 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bab4, #b4bab6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5BAB4?: #B5BAB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BAB4?: The RGB value is 181, 186, 180: 181 red, 186 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BAB4?: The complementary color is #B9B4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BAB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.