What color is #B7B2AD?

#B7B2AD is a gray, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7B2AD?

The RGB value is 183, 178, 173: 183 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7B2AD?

The complementary color is #ADB2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7B2AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7B2AD color

#B7B2AD rgb(183, 178, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7B2AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 69.8% green and 67.8% blue (183, 178, 173).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 6% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mercurial (#B6B0A9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#B7B2AD color codes

HEX	`#B7B2AD`
RGB	`rgb(183, 178, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 69.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 6%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 5%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.84, 0.87, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.84, 3.29, 74.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.991, 44.925, 45.934)`
Decimal	`12038829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7B2AD, 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 #B7B2AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7B2AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #B7B2AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7b2ad; }
.text { color: #b7b2ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b2ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 178 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7b2ad, #b7b7ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B7B2AD?: #B7B2AD is a gray, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7B2AD?: The RGB value is 183, 178, 173: 183 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7B2AD?: The complementary color is #ADB2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7B2AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.