What color is #B2ACA2?

#B2ACA2 is a light, grayish orange known as Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Greige?

The RGB value is 178, 172, 162: 178 red, 172 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Greige?

The complementary color is #A2A8B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2ACA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Greige color: hex code #B2ACA2

#B2ACA2 rgb(178, 172, 162)

Shades of gray

Greige has the hex code #B2ACA2. It is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 67.5% green and 63.5% blue (178, 172, 162).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 9% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

Greige (#B2ACA2) color codes

HEX	`#B2ACA2`
RGB	`rgb(178, 172, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 67.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 9%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 9%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.58, 0.36, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.58, 5.91, 86.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.633, 41.579, 40.113)`
Decimal	`11709602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Greige, 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 #B2ACA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2ACA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #B2ACA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2aca2; }
.text { color: #b2aca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2aca2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 172 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2aca2, #b0b2a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B2ACA2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B2ACA2?: #B2ACA2 is a light, grayish orange known as Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Greige?: The RGB value is 178, 172, 162: 178 red, 172 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Greige?: The complementary color is #A2A8B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2ACA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.