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#B1A5AF Color

#B1A5AF is rgb(177, 165, 175) in RGB, hsl(310, 7%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver (Metallic) (#AAA9AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B1A5AF
HEX#B1A5AF
RGBrgb(177, 165, 175)
HSLhsl(310, 7%, 67%)
HSVhsv(310, 7%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.02 331.2)
LABlab(69.01% 5.85 -3.53)
LCHlch(69.01% 6.84 328.88)

What #B1A5AF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B1A5AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Silver (Metallic)#AAA9ADΔE 5.19Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 5.74Metallic Silver#A8A9ADΔE 5.81Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 5.99Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 6.03Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 6.8

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#B1A5AF Channel Values

How #B1A5AF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 177 · G 165 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 7% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 7% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 1% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B1A5AF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B1A5AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B1A5AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B1A5AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B1A5AF
Complementary
#A5B1A7
Analogous
#ADA5B1
Analogous
#B1A5A9
Triadic
#AFB1A5
Triadic
#A5AFB1
Split comp.
#A9B1A5
Split comp.
#A5B1AD

Tints & Shades of #B1A5AF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BAB0B9
#C6BEC5
#D0C8CE
#DBD6DB
#E5E1E4
#F1EFF0

Shades

#9B8C99
#867483
#6D5F6B
#554A53
#3C343B
#231F23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B1A5AF.

How #B1A5AF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B1A5AF
Protanopia#A7A7AF
Protanomaly#ABA6AF
Deuteranopia#A9A9AF
Deuteranomaly#ACA7AF
Tritanopia#B0A6A6
Tritanomaly#B0A6AA
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B1A5AF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b1a5af: #B1A5AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B1A5AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b1a5af': '#B1A5AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.647, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_b1a5af">#B1A5AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B1A5AF"

More Gray Colors

#B1A5AF sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B1A5AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B1A5AF?

#B1A5AF is a light gray — rgb(177, 165, 175) in RGB and hsl(310, 7%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver (Metallic) (#AAA9AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #B1A5AF?

#B1A5AF is rgb(177, 165, 175) — red 177, green 165, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B1A5AF?

#B1A5AF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B1A5AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B1A5AF scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B1A5AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B1A5AF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 6.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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