What color is #B7A9BB?

#B7A9BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A9BB?

The RGB value is 183, 169, 187: 183 red, 169 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A9BB?

The complementary color is #ADBBA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A9BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A9BB color

#B7A9BB rgb(183, 169, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7A9BB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 66.3% green and 73.3% blue (183, 169, 187).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#B7A9BB color codes

HEX	`#B7A9BB`
RGB	`rgb(183, 169, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 66.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.89, 8.36, -7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.89, 11.15, 318.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.685, 42.031, 52.868)`
Decimal	`12036539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A9BB, 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 #B7A9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A9BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #B7A9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a9bb; }
.text { color: #b7a9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 169 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a9bb, #bba9b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7A9BB?: #B7A9BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A9BB?: The RGB value is 183, 169, 187: 183 red, 169 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A9BB?: The complementary color is #ADBBA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A9BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.