What color is #B9BAAF?

#B9BAAF is a light gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BAAF?

The RGB value is 185, 186, 175: 185 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BAAF?

The complementary color is #B0AFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BAAF color

#B9BAAF rgb(185, 186, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9BAAF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 72.9% green and 68.6% blue (185, 186, 175).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 7% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#B9BAAF color codes

HEX	`#B9BAAF`
RGB	`rgb(185, 186, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 72.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 7%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.16, -2.34, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.16, 5.93, 113.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.303, 48.527, 47.529)`
Decimal	`12171951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BAAF, 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 #B9BAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	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 #B9BAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9baaf; }
.text { color: #b9baaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9baaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 186 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9baaf, #b4baaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9BAAF?: #B9BAAF is a light gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BAAF?: The RGB value is 185, 186, 175: 185 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BAAF?: The complementary color is #B0AFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.