What color is #B7A3AC?

#B7A3AC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A3AC?

The RGB value is 183, 163, 172: 183 red, 163 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A3AC?

The complementary color is #A3B7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A3AC color

#B7A3AC rgb(183, 163, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7A3AC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 63.9% green and 67.5% blue (183, 163, 172).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 12% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#B7A3AC color codes

HEX	`#B7A3AC`
RGB	`rgb(183, 163, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 63.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 12%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 11%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 6%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.93, 8.86, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.93, 9.08, 347.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.071, 39.241, 44.485)`
Decimal	`12034988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A3AC, 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 #B7A3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #B7A3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a3ac; }
.text { color: #b7a3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 163 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a3ac, #b7a4a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7A3AC?: #B7A3AC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A3AC?: The RGB value is 183, 163, 172: 183 red, 163 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A3AC?: The complementary color is #A3B7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.