What color is #B0A898?

#B0A898 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A898?

The RGB value is 176, 168, 152: 176 red, 168 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A898?

The complementary color is #98A0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A898 color

#B0A898 rgb(176, 168, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0A898 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 65.9% green and 59.6% blue (176, 168, 152).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#B0A898 color codes

HEX	`#B0A898`
RGB	`rgb(176, 168, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 65.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.11, 0.09, 9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.11, 9.3, 89.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.574, 39.503, 35.345)`
Decimal	`11577496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A898, 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 #B0A898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #B0A898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a898; }
.text { color: #b0a898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 168 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a898, #acb098); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0A898?: #B0A898 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A898?: The RGB value is 176, 168, 152: 176 red, 168 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A898?: The complementary color is #98A0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.