What color is #B9ABAE?

#B9ABAE 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 #B9ABAE?

The RGB value is 185, 171, 174: 185 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9ABAE?

The complementary color is #ABB9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9ABAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9ABAE color

#B9ABAE rgb(185, 171, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9ABAE is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 67.1% green and 68.2% blue (185, 171, 174).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#B9ABAE color codes

HEX	`#B9ABAE`
RGB	`rgb(185, 171, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 67.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.21, 5.56, 0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.21, 5.56, 2.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.21, 42.497, 46.015)`
Decimal	`12168110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9ABAE, 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 #B9ABAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9ABAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #B9ABAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9abae; }
.text { color: #b9abae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9abae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 171 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9abae, #b9afab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B9ABAE?: #B9ABAE 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 #B9ABAE?: The RGB value is 185, 171, 174: 185 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9ABAE?: The complementary color is #ABB9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9ABAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.