What color is #B7ADAB?

#B7ADAB is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7ADAB?

The RGB value is 183, 173, 171: 183 red, 173 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7ADAB?

The complementary color is #ABB5B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7ADAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7ADAB color

#B7ADAB rgb(183, 173, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7ADAB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 67.8% green and 67.1% blue (183, 173, 171).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 8% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#B7ADAB color codes

HEX	`#B7ADAB`
RGB	`rgb(183, 173, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 67.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 8%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 7%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.48, 3.21, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.48, 3.95, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.822, 42.895, 44.597)`
Decimal	`12037547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7ADAB, 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 #B7ADAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7ADAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #B7ADAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7adab; }
.text { color: #b7adab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7adab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 173 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7adab, #b7b3ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B7ADAB?: #B7ADAB is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7ADAB?: The RGB value is 183, 173, 171: 183 red, 173 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7ADAB?: The complementary color is #ABB5B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7ADAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.