What color is #B9A9B9?

#B9A9B9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A9B9?

The RGB value is 185, 169, 185: 185 red, 169 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A9B9?

The complementary color is #A9B9A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A9B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A9B9 color

#B9A9B9 rgb(185, 169, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9A9B9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 66.3% green and 72.5% blue (185, 169, 185).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 10% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#B9A9B9 color codes

HEX	`#B9A9B9`
RGB	`rgb(185, 169, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 66.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 10%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71, 8.67, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71, 10.6, 324.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.951, 42.193, 51.771)`
Decimal	`12167609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A9B9, 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 #B9A9B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A9B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #B9A9B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a9b9; }
.text { color: #b9a9b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a9b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 169 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a9b9, #b9a9b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9A9B9?: #B9A9B9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A9B9?: The RGB value is 185, 169, 185: 185 red, 169 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A9B9?: The complementary color is #A9B9A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A9B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.