What color is #B7AEBB?

#B7AEBB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7AEBB?

The RGB value is 183, 174, 187: 183 red, 174 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7AEBB?

The complementary color is #B2BBAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7AEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7AEBB color

#B7AEBB rgb(183, 174, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7AEBB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 68.2% green and 73.3% blue (183, 174, 187).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#B7AEBB color codes

HEX	`#B7AEBB`
RGB	`rgb(183, 174, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 68.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.18, 5.62, -5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.18, 7.85, 315.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.633, 43.927, 53.184)`
Decimal	`12037819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7AEBB, 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 #B7AEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7AEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #B7AEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7aebb; }
.text { color: #b7aebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7aebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 174 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7aebb, #bbaeb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B7AEBB?: #B7AEBB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7AEBB?: The RGB value is 183, 174, 187: 183 red, 174 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7AEBB?: The complementary color is #B2BBAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7AEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.