What color is #B7AEC5?

#B7AEC5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7AEC5?

The RGB value is 183, 174, 197: 183 red, 174 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7AEC5?

The complementary color is #BCC5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7AEC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7AEC5 color

#B7AEC5 rgb(183, 174, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7AEC5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 68.2% green and 77.3% blue (183, 174, 197).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#B7AEC5 color codes

HEX	`#B7AEC5`
RGB	`rgb(183, 174, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 68.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.48, 7.59, -10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.48, 12.98, 305.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.741, 44.371, 59.02)`
Decimal	`12037829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7AEC5, 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 #B7AEC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7AEC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #B7AEC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7aec5; }
.text { color: #b7aec5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7aec5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 174 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7aec5, #c3aec5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B7AEC5?: #B7AEC5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7AEC5?: The RGB value is 183, 174, 197: 183 red, 174 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7AEC5?: The complementary color is #BCC5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7AEC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.