What color is #B9ADB8?

#B9ADB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9ADB8?

The RGB value is 185, 173, 184: 185 red, 173 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9ADB8?

The complementary color is #ADB9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9ADB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9ADB8 color

#B9ADB8 rgb(185, 173, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9ADB8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 67.8% green and 72.2% blue (185, 173, 184).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 8% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#B9ADB8 color codes

HEX	`#B9ADB8`
RGB	`rgb(185, 173, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 67.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 8%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72, 6.3, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72, 7.5, 327.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.602, 43.662, 51.469)`
Decimal	`12168632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9ADB8, 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 #B9ADB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9ADB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #B9ADB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9adb8; }
.text { color: #b9adb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9adb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 173 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9adb8, #b9adb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B9ADB8?: #B9ADB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9ADB8?: The RGB value is 185, 173, 184: 185 red, 173 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9ADB8?: The complementary color is #ADB9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9ADB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.