What color is #B0AA9A?

#B0AA9A 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 #B0AA9A?

The RGB value is 176, 170, 154: 176 red, 170 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0AA9A?

The complementary color is #9AA0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0AA9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0AA9A color

#B0AA9A rgb(176, 170, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0AA9A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 66.7% green and 60.4% blue (176, 170, 154).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#B0AA9A color codes

HEX	`#B0AA9A`
RGB	`rgb(176, 170, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 66.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.69, -0.66, 9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.69, 9.04, 94.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.111, 40.313, 36.339)`
Decimal	`11578010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0AA9A, 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 #B0AA9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0AA9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #B0AA9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0aa9a; }
.text { color: #b0aa9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0aa9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 170 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0aa9a, #abb09a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0AA9A?: #B0AA9A 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 #B0AA9A?: The RGB value is 176, 170, 154: 176 red, 170 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0AA9A?: The complementary color is #9AA0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0AA9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.