What color is #B8AAB6?

#B8AAB6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8AAB6?

The RGB value is 184, 170, 182: 184 red, 170 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8AAB6?

The complementary color is #AAB8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8AAB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8AAB6 color

#B8AAB6 rgb(184, 170, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8AAB6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 66.7% green and 71.4% blue (184, 170, 182).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#B8AAB6 color codes

HEX	`#B8AAB6`
RGB	`rgb(184, 170, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 66.7%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.09, 7.21, -4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.09, 8.41, 329.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.584, 42.318, 50.172)`
Decimal	`12102326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8AAB6, 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 #B8AAB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8AAB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #B8AAB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8aab6; }
.text { color: #b8aab6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8aab6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 170 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8aab6, #b8aaaf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B8AAB6?: #B8AAB6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8AAB6?: The RGB value is 184, 170, 182: 184 red, 170 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8AAB6?: The complementary color is #AAB8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8AAB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.