What color is #B7A8B7?

#B7A8B7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A8B7?

The RGB value is 183, 168, 183: 183 red, 168 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A8B7?

The complementary color is #A8B7A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A8B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A8B7 color

#B7A8B7 rgb(183, 168, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7A8B7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 65.9% green and 71.8% blue (183, 168, 183).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#B7A8B7 color codes

HEX	`#B7A8B7`
RGB	`rgb(183, 168, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 65.9%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.52, 8.14, -5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.52, 9.96, 324.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.077, 41.492, 50.583)`
Decimal	`12036279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A8B7, 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 #B7A8B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A8B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #B7A8B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a8b7; }
.text { color: #b7a8b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a8b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 168 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a8b7, #b7a8b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7A8B7?: #B7A8B7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A8B7?: The RGB value is 183, 168, 183: 183 red, 168 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A8B7?: The complementary color is #A8B7A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A8B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.