What color is #B9AFAD?

#B9AFAD is a light gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9AFAD?

The RGB value is 185, 175, 173: 185 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9AFAD?

The complementary color is #ADB7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9AFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9AFAD color

#B9AFAD rgb(185, 175, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9AFAD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 68.6% green and 67.8% blue (185, 175, 173).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 8% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#B9AFAD color codes

HEX	`#B9AFAD`
RGB	`rgb(185, 175, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 68.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 8%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.22, 3.21, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.22, 3.95, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.879, 43.992, 45.759)`
Decimal	`12169133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9AFAD, 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 #B9AFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9AFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #B9AFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9afad; }
.text { color: #b9afad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9afad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 175 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9afad, #b9b5ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B9AFAD?: #B9AFAD is a light gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9AFAD?: The RGB value is 185, 175, 173: 185 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9AFAD?: The complementary color is #ADB7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9AFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.