What color is #B1A08E?

#B1A08E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A08E?

The RGB value is 177, 160, 142: 177 red, 160 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A08E?

The complementary color is #8E9FB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A08E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A08E color

#B1A08E rgb(177, 160, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A08E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 62.7% green and 55.7% blue (177, 160, 142).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#B1A08E color codes

HEX	`#B1A08E`
RGB	`rgb(177, 160, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 62.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 18%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.86, 3.23, 11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.86, 12.08, 74.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.585, 36.443, 30.746)`
Decimal	`11640974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A08E, 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 #B1A08E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A08E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #B1A08E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a08e; }
.text { color: #b1a08e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a08e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 160 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a08e, #b1b18e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B1A08E?: #B1A08E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A08E?: The RGB value is 177, 160, 142: 177 red, 160 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A08E?: The complementary color is #8E9FB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A08E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.