What color is #B7A6A9?

#B7A6A9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A6A9?

The RGB value is 183, 166, 169: 183 red, 166 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A6A9?

The complementary color is #A6B7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A6A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A6A9 color

#B7A6A9 rgb(183, 166, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7A6A9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 65.1% green and 66.3% blue (183, 166, 169).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 11% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#B7A6A9 color codes

HEX	`#B7A6A9`
RGB	`rgb(183, 166, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 65.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 11%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 9%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.62, 6.68, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.62, 6.71, 5.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.325, 40.205, 43.164)`
Decimal	`12035753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A6A9, 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 #B7A6A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A6A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #B7A6A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a6a9; }
.text { color: #b7a6a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a6a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 166 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a6a9, #b7aca6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B7A6A9?: #B7A6A9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A6A9?: The RGB value is 183, 166, 169: 183 red, 166 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A6A9?: The complementary color is #A6B7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A6A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.