What color is #B7AFA7?

#B7AFA7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7AFA7?

The RGB value is 183, 175, 167: 183 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7AFA7?

The complementary color is #A7AFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7AFA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7AFA7 color

#B7AFA7 rgb(183, 175, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7AFA7 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 68.6% green and 65.5% blue (183, 175, 167).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 10% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mercurial (#B6B0A9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#B7AFA7 color codes

HEX	`#B7AFA7`
RGB	`rgb(183, 175, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 68.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 10%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.9, 1.43, 5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.9, 5.31, 74.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.833, 43.518, 42.748)`
Decimal	`12038055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7AFA7, 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 #B7AFA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7AFA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #B7AFA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7afa7; }
.text { color: #b7afa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7afa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 175 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7afa7, #b7b7a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7AFA7?: #B7AFA7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7AFA7?: The RGB value is 183, 175, 167: 183 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7AFA7?: The complementary color is #A7AFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7AFA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.