What color is #B7AFAD?

#B7AFAD is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7AFAD?

The RGB value is 183, 175, 173: 183 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7AFAD?

The complementary color is #ADB5B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7AFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7AFAD color

#B7AFAD rgb(183, 175, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7AFAD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 68.6% green and 67.8% blue (183, 175, 173).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 6% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#B7AFAD color codes

HEX	`#B7AFAD`
RGB	`rgb(183, 175, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 68.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 6%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 5%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.06, 2.49, 2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.06, 3.22, 39.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.4, 43.745, 45.737)`
Decimal	`12038061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7AFAD, 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 #B7AFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7AFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #B7AFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7afad; }
.text { color: #b7afad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7afad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 175 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7afad, #b7b4ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B7AFAD?: #B7AFAD is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7AFAD?: The RGB value is 183, 175, 173: 183 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7AFAD?: The complementary color is #ADB5B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7AFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.