What color is #B09D8D?

#B09D8D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B09D8D?

The RGB value is 176, 157, 141: 176 red, 157 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09D8D?

The complementary color is #8DA0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09D8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09D8D color

#B09D8D rgb(176, 157, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B09D8D is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 61.6% green and 55.3% blue (176, 157, 141).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#B09D8D color codes

HEX	`#B09D8D`
RGB	`rgb(176, 157, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 61.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.96, 4.33, 10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.96, 11.75, 68.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.769, 35.268, 30.17)`
Decimal	`11574669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09D8D, 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 #B09D8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09D8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #B09D8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09d8d; }
.text { color: #b09d8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09d8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 157 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09d8d, #b0af8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B09D8D?: #B09D8D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B09D8D?: The RGB value is 176, 157, 141: 176 red, 157 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09D8D?: The complementary color is #8DA0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09D8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.