What color is #B8A0AB?

#B8A0AB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A0AB?

The RGB value is 184, 160, 171: 184 red, 160 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A0AB?

The complementary color is #A0B8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A0AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A0AB color

#B8A0AB rgb(184, 160, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8A0AB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 62.7% green and 67.1% blue (184, 160, 171).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#B8A0AB color codes

HEX	`#B8A0AB`
RGB	`rgb(184, 160, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 62.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 13%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 7%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.22, 10.69, -2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.22, 10.97, 347.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.688, 38.273, 43.817)`
Decimal	`12099755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A0AB, 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 #B8A0AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A0AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #B8A0AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a0ab; }
.text { color: #b8a0ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a0ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 160 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a0ab, #b8a1a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8A0AB?: #B8A0AB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A0AB?: The RGB value is 184, 160, 171: 184 red, 160 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A0AB?: The complementary color is #A0B8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A0AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.