What color is #B0A69B?

#B0A69B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A69B?

The RGB value is 176, 166, 155: 176 red, 166 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A69B?

The complementary color is #9BA5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A69B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A69B color

#B0A69B rgb(176, 166, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0A69B is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 65.1% green and 60.8% blue (176, 166, 155).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Desert Dune (#B5AB9C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#B0A69B color codes

HEX	`#B0A69B`
RGB	`rgb(176, 166, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 65.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 12%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.66, 1.68, 6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.66, 7.18, 76.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.457, 38.87, 36.533)`
Decimal	`11576987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A69B, 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 #B0A69B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A69B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #B0A69B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a69b; }
.text { color: #b0a69b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a69b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 166 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a69b, #afb09b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0A69B?: #B0A69B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A69B?: The RGB value is 176, 166, 155: 176 red, 166 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A69B?: The complementary color is #9BA5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A69B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.