What color is #B7B9A4?

#B7B9A4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7B9A4?

The RGB value is 183, 185, 164: 183 red, 185 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7B9A4?

The complementary color is #A6A4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7B9A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7B9A4 color

#B7B9A4 rgb(183, 185, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7B9A4 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 72.5% green and 64.3% blue (183, 185, 164).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 13% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#B7B9A4 color codes

HEX	`#B7B9A4`
RGB	`rgb(183, 185, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 72.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 13%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.47, -4.43, 10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.47, 11.33, 113)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.577, 47.446, 41.977)`
Decimal	`12040612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7B9A4, 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 #B7B9A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7B9A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #B7B9A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7b9a4; }
.text { color: #b7b9a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b9a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 185 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7b9a4, #adb9a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B7B9A4?: #B7B9A4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7B9A4?: The RGB value is 183, 185, 164: 183 red, 185 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7B9A4?: The complementary color is #A6A4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7B9A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.