What color is #B0A297?

#B0A297 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A297?

The RGB value is 176, 162, 151: 176 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A297?

The complementary color is #97A5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A297 color

#B0A297 rgb(176, 162, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0A297 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 63.5% green and 59.2% blue (176, 162, 151).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#B0A297 color codes

HEX	`#B0A297`
RGB	`rgb(176, 162, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 63.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.51, 3.19, 7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.51, 8.2, 67.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.41, 37.306, 34.555)`
Decimal	`11575959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A297, 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 #B0A297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #B0A297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a297; }
.text { color: #b0a297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 162 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a297, #b0ae97); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0A297?: #B0A297 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A297?: The RGB value is 176, 162, 151: 176 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A297?: The complementary color is #97A5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.