What color is #B7A7AA?

#B7A7AA 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 #B7A7AA?

The RGB value is 183, 167, 170: 183 red, 167 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A7AA?

The complementary color is #A7B7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A7AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A7AA color

#B7A7AA rgb(183, 167, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7A7AA is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 65.5% green and 66.7% blue (183, 167, 170).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 10% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#B7A7AA color codes

HEX	`#B7A7AA`
RGB	`rgb(183, 167, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 65.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 10%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 9%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.9, 6.31, 0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.9, 6.33, 5.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.602, 40.608, 43.722)`
Decimal	`12036010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A7AA, 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 #B7A7AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A7AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #B7A7AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a7aa; }
.text { color: #b7a7aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a7aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 167 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a7aa, #b7aca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B7A7AA?: #B7A7AA 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 #B7A7AA?: The RGB value is 183, 167, 170: 183 red, 167 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A7AA?: The complementary color is #A7B7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A7AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.