What color is #B9AFBB?

#B9AFBB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9AFBB?

The RGB value is 185, 175, 187: 185 red, 175 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9AFBB?

The complementary color is #B1BBAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9AFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9AFBB color

#B9AFBB rgb(185, 175, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9AFBB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 68.6% green and 73.3% blue (185, 175, 187).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 8% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#B9AFBB color codes

HEX	`#B9AFBB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 175, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 68.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 8%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.6, 5.78, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.6, 7.53, 320.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.306, 44.562, 53.271)`
Decimal	`12169147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9AFBB, 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 #B9AFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9AFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #B9AFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9afbb; }
.text { color: #b9afbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9afbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 175 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9afbb, #bbafb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B9AFBB?: #B9AFBB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9AFBB?: The RGB value is 185, 175, 187: 185 red, 175 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9AFBB?: The complementary color is #B1BBAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9AFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.