What color is #B0AB99?

#B0AB99 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0AB99?

The RGB value is 176, 171, 153: 176 red, 171 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0AB99?

The complementary color is #999EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0AB99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0AB99 color

#B0AB99 rgb(176, 171, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0AB99 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 67.1% green and 60% blue (176, 171, 153).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#B0AB99 color codes

HEX	`#B0AB99`
RGB	`rgb(176, 171, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 67.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.93, -1.37, 9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.93, 10, 97.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.217, 40.656, 35.965)`
Decimal	`11578265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0AB99, 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 #B0AB99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0AB99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #B0AB99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0ab99; }
.text { color: #b0ab99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0ab99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 171 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0ab99, #aab099); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B0AB99?: #B0AB99 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0AB99?: The RGB value is 176, 171, 153: 176 red, 171 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0AB99?: The complementary color is #999EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0AB99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.