What color is #B7ABAE?

#B7ABAE is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7ABAE?

The RGB value is 183, 171, 174: 183 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7ABAE?

The complementary color is #ABB7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7ABAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7ABAE color

#B7ABAE rgb(183, 171, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7ABAE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 67.1% green and 68.2% blue (183, 171, 174).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 8% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#B7ABAE color codes

HEX	`#B7ABAE`
RGB	`rgb(183, 171, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 67.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 8%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 7%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.04, 4.84, 0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.04, 4.84, 0.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.73, 42.25, 45.993)`
Decimal	`12037038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7ABAE, 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 #B7ABAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7ABAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #B7ABAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7abae; }
.text { color: #b7abae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7abae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 171 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7abae, #b7aeab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B7ABAE?: #B7ABAE is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7ABAE?: The RGB value is 183, 171, 174: 183 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7ABAE?: The complementary color is #ABB7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7ABAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.