What color is #B9A4A5?

#B9A4A5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A4A5?

The RGB value is 185, 164, 165: 185 red, 164 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A4A5?

The complementary color is #A4B9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A4A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A4A5 color

#B9A4A5 rgb(185, 164, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9A4A5 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 64.3% green and 64.7% blue (185, 164, 165).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 13% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#B9A4A5 color codes

HEX	`#B9A4A5`
RGB	`rgb(185, 164, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 64.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 13%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.17, 7.81, 2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.17, 8.14, 16.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.074, 39.583, 41.119)`
Decimal	`12166309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A4A5, 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 #B9A4A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A4A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #B9A4A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a4a5; }
.text { color: #b9a4a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a4a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 164 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a4a5, #b9aea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B9A4A5?: #B9A4A5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A4A5?: The RGB value is 185, 164, 165: 185 red, 164 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A4A5?: The complementary color is #A4B9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A4A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.