What color is #B7B9A1?

#B7B9A1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7B9A1?

The RGB value is 183, 185, 161: 183 red, 185 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7B9A1?

The complementary color is #A3A1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7B9A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7B9A1 color

#B7B9A1 rgb(183, 185, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7B9A1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 72.5% green and 63.1% blue (183, 185, 161).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#B7B9A1 color codes

HEX	`#B7B9A1`
RGB	`rgb(183, 185, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 72.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.41, -4.92, 11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.41, 12.93, 112.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.31, 47.339, 40.567)`
Decimal	`12040609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7B9A1, 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 #B7B9A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7B9A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #B7B9A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7b9a1; }
.text { color: #b7b9a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b9a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 185 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7b9a1, #abb9a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B7B9A1?: #B7B9A1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7B9A1?: The RGB value is 183, 185, 161: 183 red, 185 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7B9A1?: The complementary color is #A3A1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7B9A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.