What color is #B7ADBC?

#B7ADBC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7ADBC?

The RGB value is 183, 173, 188: 183 red, 173 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7ADBC?

The complementary color is #B2BCAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7ADBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7ADBC color

#B7ADBC rgb(183, 173, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7ADBC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 67.8% green and 73.7% blue (183, 173, 188).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#B7ADBC color codes

HEX	`#B7ADBC`
RGB	`rgb(183, 173, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 67.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.95, 6.36, -6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.95, 9, 315)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.548, 43.585, 53.686)`
Decimal	`12037564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7ADBC, 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 #B7ADBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7ADBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #B7ADBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7adbc; }
.text { color: #b7adbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7adbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 173 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7adbc, #bcadba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B7ADBC?: #B7ADBC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7ADBC?: The RGB value is 183, 173, 188: 183 red, 173 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7ADBC?: The complementary color is #B2BCAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7ADBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.