What color is #B9A1A7?

#B9A1A7 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A1A7?

The RGB value is 185, 161, 167: 185 red, 161 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A1A7?

The complementary color is #A1B9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A1A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A1A7 color

#B9A1A7 rgb(185, 161, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9A1A7 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 63.1% green and 65.5% blue (185, 161, 167).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#B9A1A7 color codes

HEX	`#B9A1A7`
RGB	`rgb(185, 161, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 63.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.46, 9.8, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.46, 9.8, 0.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.727, 38.595, 41.909)`
Decimal	`12165543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A1A7, 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 #B9A1A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A1A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #B9A1A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a1a7; }
.text { color: #b9a1a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a1a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 161 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a1a7, #b9a7a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B9A1A7?: #B9A1A7 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A1A7?: The RGB value is 185, 161, 167: 185 red, 161 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A1A7?: The complementary color is #A1B9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A1A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.