What color is #B8BAAF?

#B8BAAF is a light gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BAAF?

The RGB value is 184, 186, 175: 184 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BAAF?

The complementary color is #B1AFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BAAF color

#B8BAAF rgb(184, 186, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BAAF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 72.9% green and 68.6% blue (184, 186, 175).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 7% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#B8BAAF color codes

HEX	`#B8BAAF`
RGB	`rgb(184, 186, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 72.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 7%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.08, -2.7, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.08, 5.97, 116.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.063, 48.403, 47.518)`
Decimal	`12106415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BAAF, 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 #B8BAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #B8BAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8baaf; }
.text { color: #b8baaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8baaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 186 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8baaf, #b3baaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B8BAAF?: #B8BAAF is a light gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BAAF?: The RGB value is 184, 186, 175: 184 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BAAF?: The complementary color is #B1AFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.