What color is #B7B1B1?

#B7B1B1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7B1B1?

The RGB value is 183, 177, 177: 183 red, 177 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7B1B1?

The complementary color is #B1B7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7B1B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7B1B1 color

#B7B1B1 rgb(183, 177, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7B1B1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 69.4% green and 69.4% blue (183, 177, 177).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#B7B1B1 color codes

HEX	`#B7B1B1`
RGB	`rgb(183, 177, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 69.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 3%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.68, 2.13, 0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.68, 2.26, 19.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.185, 44.686, 47.937)`
Decimal	`12038577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7B1B1, 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 #B7B1B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7B1B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #B7B1B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7b1b1; }
.text { color: #b7b1b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b1b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 177 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7b1b1, #b7b4b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B7B1B1?: #B7B1B1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7B1B1?: The RGB value is 183, 177, 177: 183 red, 177 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7B1B1?: The complementary color is #B1B7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7B1B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.