What color is #B8B5AE?

#B8B5AE is a light gray, closest to the named color Burnt Letters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B5AE?

The RGB value is 184, 181, 174: 184 red, 181 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B5AE?

The complementary color is #AEB1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B5AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B5AE color

#B8B5AE rgb(184, 181, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8B5AE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 71% green and 68.2% blue (184, 181, 174).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 7% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Letters (#B8B5AD), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#B8B5AE color codes

HEX	`#B8B5AE`
RGB	`rgb(184, 181, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 71%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 7%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 5%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.74, -0.21, 3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.74, 3.94, 93.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.93, 46.294, 46.658)`
Decimal	`12105134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B5AE, 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 #B8B5AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B5AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #B8B5AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b5ae; }
.text { color: #b8b5ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b5ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 181 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b5ae, #b6b8ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B8B5AE?: #B8B5AE is a light gray, closest to the named color Burnt Letters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B5AE?: The RGB value is 184, 181, 174: 184 red, 181 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B5AE?: The complementary color is #AEB1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B5AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.