What color is #B7B9AE?

#B7B9AE is a light gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7B9AE?

The RGB value is 183, 185, 174: 183 red, 185 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7B9AE?

The complementary color is #B0AEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7B9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7B9AE color

#B7B9AE rgb(183, 185, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7B9AE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 72.5% green and 68.2% blue (183, 185, 174).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 7% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#B7B9AE color codes

HEX	`#B7B9AE`
RGB	`rgb(183, 185, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 72.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 7%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.71, -2.7, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.71, 5.98, 116.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.516, 47.821, 46.921)`
Decimal	`12040622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7B9AE, 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 #B7B9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7B9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #B7B9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7b9ae; }
.text { color: #b7b9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 185 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7b9ae, #b2b9ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B7B9AE?: #B7B9AE is a light gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7B9AE?: The RGB value is 183, 185, 174: 183 red, 185 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7B9AE?: The complementary color is #B0AEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7B9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.