What color is #B8AEBD?

#B8AEBD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8AEBD?

The RGB value is 184, 174, 189: 184 red, 174 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8AEBD?

The complementary color is #B3BDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8AEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8AEBD color

#B8AEBD rgb(184, 174, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8AEBD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 68.2% green and 74.1% blue (184, 174, 189).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#B8AEBD color codes

HEX	`#B8AEBD`
RGB	`rgb(184, 174, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 68.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.32, 6.36, -6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.32, 8.99, 314.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.087, 44.137, 54.331)`
Decimal	`12103357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8AEBD, 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 #B8AEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8AEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #B8AEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8aebd; }
.text { color: #b8aebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8aebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 174 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8aebd, #bdaebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B8AEBD?: #B8AEBD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8AEBD?: The RGB value is 184, 174, 189: 184 red, 174 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8AEBD?: The complementary color is #B3BDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8AEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.