What color is #B9BABB?

#B9BABB is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BABB?

The RGB value is 185, 186, 187: 185 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BABB?

The complementary color is #BBBAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BABB color

#B9BABB rgb(185, 186, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9BABB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 72.9% green and 73.3% blue (185, 186, 187).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 1% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dust to Dust (#BBBCBC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#B9BABB color codes

HEX	`#B9BABB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 186, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 72.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 1%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 1%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.46, -0.16, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.46, 0.65, 255.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.535, 49.02, 54.014)`
Decimal	`12171963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BABB, 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 #B9BABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #B9BABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9babb; }
.text { color: #b9babb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9babb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 186 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9babb, #b9b9bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9BABB?: #B9BABB is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BABB?: The RGB value is 185, 186, 187: 185 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BABB?: The complementary color is #BBBAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.