What color is #B9B1AB?

#B9B1AB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B1AB?

The RGB value is 185, 177, 171: 185 red, 177 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B1AB?

The complementary color is #ABB3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B1AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B1AB color

#B9B1AB rgb(185, 177, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9B1AB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 69.4% green and 67.1% blue (185, 177, 171).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mercurial (#B6B0A9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#B9B1AB color codes

HEX	`#B9B1AB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 177, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 69.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.69, 1.77, 4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.69, 4.45, 66.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.08, 44.699, 44.879)`
Decimal	`12169643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B1AB, 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 #B9B1AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B1AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #B9B1AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b1ab; }
.text { color: #b9b1ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b1ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 177 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b1ab, #b9b8ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B9B1AB?: #B9B1AB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B1AB?: The RGB value is 185, 177, 171: 185 red, 177 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B1AB?: The complementary color is #ABB3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B1AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.