What color is #B7ABBF?

#B7ABBF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7ABBF?

The RGB value is 183, 171, 191: 183 red, 171 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7ABBF?

The complementary color is #B3BFAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7ABBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7ABBF color

#B7ABBF rgb(183, 171, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7ABBF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 67.1% green and 74.9% blue (183, 171, 191).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#B7ABBF color codes

HEX	`#B7ABBF`
RGB	`rgb(183, 171, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 67.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.52, 8.04, -8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.52, 11.81, 312.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.494, 42.955, 55.28)`
Decimal	`12037055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7ABBF, 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 #B7ABBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7ABBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #B7ABBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7abbf; }
.text { color: #b7abbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7abbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 171 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7abbf, #bfabbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7ABBF?: #B7ABBF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7ABBF?: The RGB value is 183, 171, 191: 183 red, 171 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7ABBF?: The complementary color is #B3BFAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7ABBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.