What color is #B8ADAB?

#B8ADAB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8ADAB?

The RGB value is 184, 173, 171: 184 red, 173 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8ADAB?

The complementary color is #ABB6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8ADAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8ADAB color

#B8ADAB rgb(184, 173, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8ADAB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 67.8% green and 67.1% blue (184, 173, 171).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 8% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#B8ADAB color codes

HEX	`#B8ADAB`
RGB	`rgb(184, 173, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 67.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 8%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 7%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.57, 3.58, 2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.57, 4.33, 34.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.061, 43.018, 44.608)`
Decimal	`12103083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8ADAB, 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 #B8ADAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8ADAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #B8ADAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8adab; }
.text { color: #b8adab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8adab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 173 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8adab, #b8b4ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B8ADAB?: #B8ADAB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8ADAB?: The RGB value is 184, 173, 171: 184 red, 173 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8ADAB?: The complementary color is #ABB6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8ADAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.