What color is #B0A38B?

#B0A38B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A38B?

The RGB value is 176, 163, 139: 176 red, 163 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A38B?

The complementary color is #8B98B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A38B?

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.

#B0A38B color

#B0A38B rgb(176, 163, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B0A38B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 63.9% green and 54.5% blue (176, 163, 139).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B0A38B color codes

HEX	`#B0A38B`
RGB	`rgb(176, 163, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 63.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.49, 0.74, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.49, 14.21, 87.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.662, 37.289, 29.74)`
Decimal	`11576203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A38B, 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 #B0A38B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A38B 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 #B0A38B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a38b; }
.text { color: #b0a38b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a38b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 163 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a38b, #abb08b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B0A38B?: #B0A38B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A38B?: The RGB value is 176, 163, 139: 176 red, 163 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A38B?: The complementary color is #8B98B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A38B?: 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.